Legal Opinion
Smith International, Inc. v. Texas Commerce Bank
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1988No. 86-2841PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants and their attorney appeal the district court’s grant of defendants-appellees’ motions for sanctions pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 and 28 U.S.C. § 1927. We vacate and remand.
Facts and Proceedings Below
The underlying action consists of consolidated suits by plaintiffs-appellants, who are some of the trade creditors of Tubulars Unlimited (Tubulars), against Tubulars and its president, Tublars’ attorneys, Texas Commerce Bank (TCB), which had made Tubulars a construction loan, a TCB officer and certain others, under the Securities Act of 1933, the…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Cjc Holdings, Inc., D/B/A Artcarved, a Corporation v. Wright & Lato, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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