Legal Opinion
Goldhammer v. Dunkin' Donuts, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 6, 1999No. Civ.A. 98-12568-PBSPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This action involves a dispute over an agreement to sell donuts in England between Dunkin’ Donuts, Inc. (“Dunkin’ Donuts”), and DD UK, Ltd. (“DD UK”). Dunkin’ Donuts brought an action in English court against DD UK on December 22, 1997. When DD UK and Robert F. Goldhammer, a director and majority shareholder active in management, filed their own action in federal court a year later, Dunkin’ Donuts responded with a motion to dismiss or stay the diversity action on international abstention grounds because both actions share overlapping…
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