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· 6/3/1987

Explosives Corporation of America v. Garlam Enterprises Corporation, (Two Cases) Explosives Corporation of America v. Garlam Enterprises Corporation

Citations

  • 817 F.2d 894

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that, “once in personam jurisdiction has been found over the original party, it exists over the substituted party despite its lack of contacts with the forum if the substituted party had an opportunity to challenge its joinder or substitution”
  • allowing substitution of a parent corporation under Rule 25(c) and holding them “liable for the full amount of the judgment” as “the real party in interest” because the parent “owned all of the outstanding stock” and financed and controlled the litigation
  • parent corporation could be substituted as a party where the parent actually controlled the litigation on behalf of the subsidiary
  • parent corporation could be substituted as a party where the parent actually controlled the litigation on behalf of the subsidiary
  • “Substitution may be ordered after judgment has been rendered in the district court for the purpose of subsequent proceedings to enforce judgment.”
  • addressing a corporate successor post-merger

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Judges: Coffin, Bownes, Torruella

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