Legal Opinion

Murray v. Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 15, 2010No. 09-50157PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This appeal from a dismissal in which the district court held that the Murrays’ claims were moot before they became named plaintiffs invites us to extend our reasoning in Zeidman to plaintiffs added through amendment. For the following reasons, we decline to do so.

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Appellants Wesley Murray and Kelly Renee Murray (the “Murrays”) were not parties to the instant suit when it was filed. The suit began when Rosa Maria Arevalo1 and Amy Lyn Rash (“Original Plaintiffs”) filed a class action alleging that Ticor Title Insurance Company (“Ti-cor Title”) had overcharged…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In Re Katrina Canal Breaches LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  2. Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Goodman v. Harris CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. Board of School Comm'rs of Indianapolis v. JacobsSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,265 Fred Zeidman and Steven Youngelson v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fontenot v. McCrawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  2. Mabary v. Hometown Bank, N.A.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2011
  3. Steward ex rel. Minor v. AbbottDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2016
  4. Lisa Mabary v. Home Town Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  5. Lucero v. Bureau of Collection Recovery, Inc.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2010

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