Ex Parte Ben-Acadia, Ltd.

Ben-Acadia, Ltd. ("Ben-Acadia"), a Louisiana corporation engaging exclusively in the retail sale of the Benetton line of merchandise, with its principal place of business in Lafayette, Louisiana, and two Alabama retailers, Benedot, Inc., and Al-Ben, Inc., filed suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court against Benetton S.p.A., an Italian corporation doing business in Jefferson County; Gilberto Casagrande, an Italian citizen temporarily residing in Louisiana; Dixieben, Inc., a Louisiana corporation headed by Casagrande, acting as a sales representative for Benetton S.p.A. in Jefferson County,…