Jinro America Inc. v. Secure Investments, Inc.

266 F.3d 993 (9th Cir. 2001) JINRO AMERICA INC., A WASHINGTON CORPORATION; JR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, A KOREAN CORPORATION, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS v. SECURE INVESTMENTS, INC., AN ARIZONA CORPORATION; BRIAN BISHOP, AN INDIVIDUAL; BURNETT WATKINS, AN INDIVIDUAL; BISHOP, MRS., INDIVIDUALLY; WATKINS, MRS., INDIVIDUALLY; BRIAN W. BISHOP INC., AN ARIZONA CORPORATION, DBA COBBI INTERNATIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS; LANDMARK FORWARD COMPANIES, INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES No. 99-16133 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted November 16, 2000 Filed September 14, 2001 NOTE: SEE AMENDED ORDER OF DECEMBER 5, 2001 AT 272 F.3d 1289 .[Copyrighted Material Omitted] Dale A. Danneman and Susan M. Freeman, Lewis and Roca Llp, Phoenix, Arizona, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Ronald J. Ellett, P.C., Phoenix, Arizona, for defendant-appellee Landmark Forwarding Companies, Inc. Thaine M. Crown, Jr., Phoenix, Arizona, for defendants-appellees Cobbi International Food Products, Brian Bishop and Patricia Bishop. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Owen M. Panner, Senior District Judge, Presiding D.C. No. CV-95-01787-OMP Before: J. Clifford…