Legal Opinion
Conn v. Zakharov
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2012No. 10-3526PublishedCited by 217 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*710OPINION
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Chief Judge.
An old Russian proverb states, “If you’re afraid of wolves, don’t go into the forest.” For Appellant Richard A. Conn the proverb might well read, “If you’re afraid of the Russian legal system, don’t do business in Russia.” Conn brought this action against Appellee Vladimir Zakharov for breach of contract, a contract that Conn moved to Russia to perform. Conn chose the Northern District of Ohio as the forum for the suit because Zakharov owns property there and because Conn believed he would not prevail in a Russian court of law. The district court ruled…
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