Delex Inc v. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company

Trickey, A.C.J.

¶1 — Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), a Russian Federation company, appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion to vacate a default judgment that Delex Inc., a New York corporation, obtained against it. SCAC claims that service of process was improper because Delex did not follow the Hague Convention’s 1 required procedures. Because the Russian Federation’s refusal to serve Russians on behalf of American litigants relieves Delex Inc. of the responsibility of complying with the Hague Convention, we affirm.

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¶2 Delex alleges that it contracted with SCAC to lease office…