Legal Opinion

National Viatical, Inc. v. Universal Settlements International, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 23, 2013No. 12-2262PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants National Viatical, Inc. and James Torchia (respectively, “NVI” and “Torchia”) challenge the district court’s dissolution of a preliminary injunction that prevented Universal Settlements International, Inc. (“USI”) from collecting a money judgment owed by NVI and Torchia to USI. Because we conclude that the district court properly ruled that the requirements for a preliminary injunction were not met, we AFFIRM.

I. Background

A. Prior Action

The present action has its genesis in a prior lawsuit. In the prior lawsuit, filed in the United…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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