Legal Opinion
Philips Medical Systems International B v. V. Martin E. Bruetman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 10, 1994No. 92-3155, 93-1308 and 93-1901PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
These appeals arise out of a $19 million default judgment against Dr. Martin Bruet-man and several corporations that he controls. The judgment itself was before us in Philips Medical Systems International, B.V. v. Bruetman, 982 F.2d 211 (7th Cir.1992), and the interested reader is referred to that opinion for the details leading up to its entry; we shall simplify a lot to keep this opinion to a manageable length. A physician of U.S. citizenship but Argentine origin who divides his time between the United States and Argentina, Bruetman is engaged through his corporations in…
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