Jinro America Inc. v. Secure Investments, Inc.

272 F.3d 1289 (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-APPELLES. No. 99-16133 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted November 16, 2000. Filed September 14, 2001. Amended December 5, 2001. 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 the defendant-appellee Landmark Forwarding Companies, Inc. Thaine M. Crown, Jr., Phoenix, Arizona, for the defendant-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: Wallace, Fisher and Rawlinson, Circuit Judges. 1 ORDER AMENDING OPINION…