Legal Opinion
Fellowes, Inc. v. Changzhou Xinrui Fellowes Office Equipment Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 2014No. 12-3124PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
This suit presents a claim that defendant (Changzhou Fellowes for short), a business established under the law of China, broke a promise to plaintiff (Fellowes for short). As the names suggest, the businesses are related. One investor-member of Chang-zhou Fellowes is Hong Kong Fellowes, which despite its name has its principal place of business in Illinois. Fellowes filed this breach-of-contract suit under the international diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2), a step that is proper only if Changzhou Fellowes has its own citizenship, independent of its…
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