Legal Opinion
Carroll Ex Rel. Carroll v. Fort James Corp. Ex Rel. Crown Zellerbach Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 27, 2006No. 05-60582PublishedCited by 339 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The appellants challenge the lower court’s dismissal of their suit on several grounds. First, they dispute the court’s ruling that they failed to plead fraud with sufficient particularity. Second, they argue that the court abused its discretion in denying their motion for leave to amend. Third, they argue that the court dismissed several tort claims sua sponte without providing adequate fairness to the parties. We AFFIRM in part, and REVERSE in part.
I. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASE
This case concerns a 78-acre tract of land located outside Poplarville, Mississippi, in an…
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