Legal Opinion

Futurefuel Chemical Co. v. Lonza, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 27, 2014No. 12-3433, 13-1396PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

FutureFuel Chemical Company (FFCC) appeals the district court’s 2 grant of summary judgment on its claims of breach of contract and promissory estoppel against Lonza, Inc. (Lonza). FFCC also appeals district court orders denying FFCC’s belated request for a jury trial, concerning the unsealing of the court record, and awarding attorney’s fees to Lonza. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the grant of summary judgment to Lonza, we dismiss as moot FFCC’s claim that the district court abused its discretion in denying FFCC’s motion for jury trial, we also dismiss…

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