Legal Opinion
Success Motivation Institute of Japan Ltd. v. Success Motivation Institute Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1992No. 91-8446PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants Success Motivation Institute of Japan, Ltd. (SMIJ) and Iris Lombardi, et al. (Lombardi) sued Success Motivation Institute, Inc., et al. (SMI) on several grounds arising out of a purported sale of stock from Lombardi to SMI. The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment based on res judicata of a Japanese judgment. Finding .the district court erred in applying the res judicata rules of the Fifth Circuit, we reverse and remand.
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In 1965, Michael Lombardi purchased an exclusive franchise for sale and distribution in…
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