Legal Opinion

Burkhart Grob Luft Und Raumfahrt Gmbh & Co. Kg, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. E-Systems, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 20, 2001No. 99-11242PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Burkhart Grob Luft und Raumfahrt GmbH & Co. KG (“Grob”) sued E-Systems, Inc. (“E-Systems”) for breach of contract, breach of a duty of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference with a prospective business opportunity, and fraud arising out of the efforts of the two companies to win a government contract. A jury found for Grob on the fraud claim alone and awarded Grob $1 in actual damages and $45 million in punitive damages. The district court vacated the award of punitive damages and entered a judgment for Grob in the amount of $1. Grob now appeals,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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3Cited by19 opinions

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