Legal Opinion
The State of Texas v. Allan Construction Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1988No. 87-1766PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
In this antitrust action, the State of Texas alleges that the defendants participated in a scheme to rig the bidding on state highway construction projects. The district court granted summary judgment for defendants, finding that the action was barred by the statute of limitations. The court rejected the State’s contention that the statute was tolled by fraudulent concealment, finding that the State’s only evidence of concealment, certain acts undertaken at the time of the conspiracy and in its furtherance, could not be considered acts of concealment.…
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