Legal Opinion
Donald R. Wild and Diana H. Wild v. Subscription Plus, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 31, 2002No. 01-3406PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a personal injury suit brought by the parents of a young man killed in an accident in Wisconsin. Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The suit was filed originally in a federal district court in Louisiana, but the judge there transferred the case to a federal district court in Wisconsin, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), because he determined that Louisiana was not a proper venue for suing all — or in fact any — of the defendants. The district judge in Wisconsin denied the plaintiffs’ motion to retransfer the case to Louisiana and later…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Goldlawr, Inc. v. HeimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Shutte v. Armco Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- In Re US Office Products Co. Securities Litigat.District Court, District of Columbia · 2003
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