Legal Opinion
Kettler International, Inc. v. Starbucks Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 21, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2:14cv189PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
HENRY COKE MORGAN, JR., Senior District Judge.
This matter was before the Court upon Defendant Starbucks Corporation’s (“Defendant” or “Starbucks”) Motions to Dismiss and/or Transfer Venue. Docs. 5, 7. A hearing was held on October 16, 2014. The Court DENIED the Motions, and now issues this Opinion and Order explaining its reasoning.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
a. Factual Background1
This declaratory judgment action arises out of allegedly defective patio furniture sold by Plaintiff Kettler Int’l, Inc. (“Plaintiff’ or “Kettler”) to Defendant Beginning in…
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