Legal Opinion

Herrmann Holdings Ltd. v. Lucent Technologies Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 3, 2002No. 01-11424PublishedCited by 332 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Herrmann Holdings, Ltd., AnnEm Investments, Ltd., and Herrmann Technology Trust (collectively, “the Herrmanns”) appeal the district court’s dismissal, for failure to comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 9(b) and 12(b)(6), of their claims against Lucent Technologies Inc. (“Lucent”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

First we will summarize the facts alleged in the Herrmanns’ second amended complaint, which for purposes of Lucent’s motion to dismiss pursuant…

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