· 7/16/1982
Joseph Duris v. Erato Shipping, Incorporated Japan Line Limited Regent Botan Shipping, Inc. Pallas Shipping Agency, Ltd.
Citations
- 684 F.2d 352
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 17381
- 1983 A.M.C. 367
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that not imputing the contacts of a predecessor to a successor for purposes of personal jurisdiction “would allow corporations to immunize themselves by formalistically changing their titles”
- permitting successor jurisdiction following merger noting \[a]ny other ruling would allow corporations to immunize themselves by formalistically changing their titles\
- \Any other ruling would allow corporations to immunize themselves by formalistically changing their titles.\
- “Any other ruling would allow corporations to immunize themselves by formalistically changing their titles.”
- “if [plaintiff] can establish [the predecessor company’s] Ohio contacts sufficient to gain [personal] jurisdiction over [predecessor company], he may thereby gain jurisdiction over [the defendant successor company].”
- “[a]ny other ruling would allow corporations to immunize themselves by formalistically changing their titles.”
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Judges: Dumbauld, Kennedy, Martin
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