United States Fifth Circuit

In a case arising from an individual's death after he was injured by the unexpected discharge of a pistol, an order granting an Italian company's Rule 60(b)(4) motion to vacate a default judgment against it for lack of personal jurisdiction is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs relied only on surmise and conjecture to conclude that because defendant possessed the bores at issue it must actually have been making the barrels for .25 caliber pistols; and 2) related entities' contacts with Louisiana could not be imputed to defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/24/2010
• Published 08/24/2010

Judges

• Emilio M. Garza

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel