Legal Opinion

Ackra Direct Marketing Corp. And Michael Ackerman, Individually v. Fingerhut Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 26, 1996No. 95-2463PublishedCited by 359 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PERRY, District Judge.

Ackra Direct Marketing Corp. and Michael Ackerman appeal the district court’s 1 entry of default judgment. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Appellee Fingerhut Corp. filed a lawsuit against Ackra Direct Marketing Corp. and Weyee Investment Co. Ltd. d/b/a Random Enterprises in Minnesota state court on July 1, 1992. The dispute arose out of the sale of 82,050 steam irons by Ackra to Fingerhut, which Fingerhut alleges were defective in that they caused fires and resulted in burn injuries and electrical shock to several consumers. Ackra removed the case to federal court pursuant to 28…

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