Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. L & M ARTS
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided March 7, 2011No. Civil Action 3:10-CV-0953-DPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SIDNEY A. FITZWATER, Chief Judge.
In this removed action arising from the alleged breach of a confidentiality agreement under which a valuable painting was sold by a recognized patroness of the arts, and the subsequent public auction of the painting at a well-known art auction house, the court must decide whether plaintiff has stated claims on which relief can be granted and whether the court can exercise in personam jurisdiction over one defendant. For the reasons that follow, the court grants two defendants’ motions to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), grants…
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