· 11/1/1926
Elkins v. Equitable Inv. Co.
Citations
- 15 F.2d 729
- 56 App. D.C. 371
- 1926 U.S. App. LEXIS 2979
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the venue statute requires courts to focus not on the plaintiffs conduct but on the defendant’s
- noting that “[tjhese activities ... have an insubstantial connection with the kinds of events that give rise to a claim”
- rejecting the plaintiffs argument that the district where the effects are felt is valid venue
- venue of Lanham Act claim improper based solely on the location of the ultimate effect of the violation
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Judges: Martin
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