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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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