Legal Opinion
Louisiana World Exposition v. Federal Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1988No. 87-3264PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Louisiana World Exposition, Inc. appeals from the district court’s dismissal, for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, of LWE’s complaint against its officers and directors (and their respective insurers) for gross negligence, mismanagement and breach of fiduciary duty. LWE is a Louisiana nonprofit corporation presently in a case under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. After having been authorized by the bankruptcy court to do so, the Contractor Creditors’ Committee of LWE brought this lawsuit on behalf and in the name of LWE'. The district court…
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3Cited by179 opinions
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