Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Curtis
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 3, 1982No. 81-2055PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Harry Lewis appeals from a final order of the district court dismissing his complaint and denying his motion for leave to amend. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1976).
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It is undisputed that, in 1980, Carl C. Icahn sought by a proxy contest to obtain a seat on the board of directors of Hammer-mill Paper Company, a Pennsylvania corporation. Icahn abandoned his contest on July 29 after entering into a settlement agreement with Hammermill ending all the pending litigation between them; Hammer-mill agreed to pay Icahn $750,000 to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 211, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9931 Sandra Wetzel and Mari Ross, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Equal Opportunity Commission as Amicus Curiae v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Burks v. LaskerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Landy v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by188 opinions
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard Pcb LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Haines v. Liggett Group Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Mark Abbott v. Laurie J. Latshaw, Albert Diehl, Dennis George, Robert Stafford and Donald SarsfieldCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Gwendolyn Howze v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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