Legal Opinion
Kaepa, Inc. v. Achilles Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1996No. 95-50278PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue presented by this appeal is whether the district court erred by enjoining Defendant-Appellant Achilles Corporation from prosecuting an action that it filed in Japan as plaintiff, which essentially mirrored a lawsuit previously filed by Plaintiff-Appellee Kaepa, Inc. in state court and then being prosecuted in federal district court by Kaepa. Given the private nature of the dispute, the clear indications by both parties that claims arising from their contract should be adjudicated in this country, and the duplicative and vexatious nature of the Japanese…
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