Legal Opinion
Simon v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1999No. 98-31188PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case arising from a purse-snatching incident in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart Store in Denham Springs, Louisiana, Defendant-Appellant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) appeals the jury verdict finding it liable to Plaintiff-Appel-lee Dixie Lee Simon (“Simon”)- for $80,000 as compensation for injuries she sustained in an attack by an unidentified third-party criminal perpetrator. 1 We do not reach the merits of the appeal, however, because we hold that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the action and, accordingly, we vacate that…
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- Asociacion Nacional De Pescadores a Pequena Escala O Artesanales De Colombia (Anpac) v. Dow Quimica De Colombia S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Ethel Jones v. Gary Collins, Superintendent of Texarkana Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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