United States Sixth Circuit

Ohio district court had jurisdiction to hear suit against defendant, a Romanian state-owned insurance company, where defendant was bound by its predecessor-in-interest's surrender of its sovereign immunity; defendant received proper service of process, and default judgment was proper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/21/2002
• Decided 05/07/2002
• Published 05/07/2002

Judges

• Before NORRIS, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin P. Foley (briefed), Reminger & Reminger, Columbus, OH, Daniel Joseph Neppl (argued and briefed), Michael, Best & Friedrich, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., David A. Kopech (argued and briefed), Ellis, Venable & Busam, Columbus, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.