Addressing whether a defendant could obtain relief from a $100
million default judgment in a lawsuit it deliberately ignored, the
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district
court's refusal to find the judgment "void" for lack
of standing, federal question jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction
or improper service. Nagravision SA v. Gotech Int'l Tech.
Ltd., Case No. 16-20817 (5th Cir., Feb. 7, 2018) (Reavley,
J).
Nagravision SA, a Swedish company, filed suit against Gotech
International Technology Ltd. and Zhuhai Gotech Intelligent
Technology Co. Ltd., both Chinese companies (collectively, Gotech),
alleging violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
and the Federal Communications Act. Gotech deliberately ignored the
lawsuit, resulting in a $100 million default judgment in favor of
Nagravision. After Nagravision initiated enforcement proceedings in
a Hong Kong court and successfully froze Gotech's assets,
Gotech filed a motion under Rule
