Grundig Multimedia AG v. Eton Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRUNDIG MULTIMEDIA AG, Case No. 20-cv-05206-NC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT, AND GRANTING IN

ETÓN CORPORATION, PART AND DENYING IN PART

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

Defendant. SEAL Re: Dkt. Nos. 27,

This case arises out of a breach of contract action brought by Plaintiff Grundig Multimedia (Grundig) against Defendant Etón Corporation (Etón) in the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland (the “Swiss action”). In the Swiss action, Etón failed to appear, and the Swiss court entered a default judgment against it. See Dkt. No. 27-2 (“MSJ”). The Swiss judgment against Etón is final now that the time to appeal has lapsed. See id. Grundig brings the instant action to recognize and enforce the Swiss Judgment pursuant to California’s Recognition Act. See Dkt. No. 1; Cal. Civ. Proc. Code §§ 1715–1724. On December 2,…