Legal Opinion

Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Willie Harried, e

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 29, 2012No. 10-61006, 11-60122PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

A jury returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee Illinois Central Railroad on its claims of fraud and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing against Appellant-Defendants William Guy and Thomas W. Brock. Guy and Brock’s misrepresentations induced Illinois Central to settle the asbestos exposure claims of two *385former Illinois Central employees whom Guy and Brock represented in a state-court lawsuit. On appeal, Guy and Brock contend that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the instant case under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, and…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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3Cited by46 opinions

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