Legal Opinion
95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7276, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,439 Elizabeth Ballard v. Michael E. Savage, and Royal Trust Bank (Austria)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1995No. 93-56724PublishedCited by 395 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
We are called upon to decide whether the district court had personal jurisdiction over an Austrian bank. The district court granted a motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2) for lack of jurisdiction. We reverse.
I
Appellant Elizabeth Ballard (“Ballard”) brought this class action lawsuit on behalf of herself and other victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme in which investors were promised a $10 million return for every $5,000 they invested. Known as the “Savage Program” after its founder and chief perpetrator Michael Savage, the bogus scheme took in millions…
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