Legal Opinion
Walk Haydel & Associates, Inc. v. Coastal Power Production Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 2008No. 06-30886PublishedCited by 249 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Latin American Energy Development, Inc. d/b/a Delasa (“Delasa”), a Louisiana corporation, alleged claims against Winston & Strawn, LLC (“W&S”), a Chicago-based law firm, for fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. 1 The suit arises out of an attempt by Delasa and others to acquire a contract to build a power plant in El Salvador, with W&S allegedly providing legal representation for the joint venturers, including Delasa. Delasa claims that W&S was supposed to be representing its interests, but in fact enabled another of its clients, Tenneco Gas, Inc.,…
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