Legal Opinion

Jackson v. Tanfoglio Giuseppe, S.R.L.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 23, 2010No. 09-30870PublishedCited by 98 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court’s order granting Fratelli Tanfoglio, S.n.c.’s (“Fratelli”) Rule 60(b)(4) motion to vacate a default judgment against it. The district court held that it lacked personal jurisdiction — both general and specific— over Fratelli. The plaintiffs appeal. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM.

I

This is the third time this court has been asked to review whether the district court has personal jurisdiction in this case. In May 1992, Arnold Jackson (“Jackson”) was injured by the unexpected discharge of a Titan .25 caliber…

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