Legal Opinion
Phoenix Canada Oil Co. v. Texaco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 30, 1988No. Nos. 87-3375, 87-3389PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
As the beneficiary of a royalty arrangement, plaintiff Phoenix seeks compensation for its proportionate share of oil production rights in Ecuador which defendant oil companies allegedly conveyed to that government. The district court found that Ecuador had paid defendants only for unam-ortized capital assets and supplies but nothing for production rights. Consequently, plaintiff did not succeed on that claim. The district court, however, did award plaintiff damages for past-due royalties which had been earned but calculated improperly, finding only…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Applied Biosystems, Inc. v. Cruachem, Ltd.District Court, D. Delaware · 1991
- E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. Rhone Poulenc Fiber & Resin Intermediates, S.A.S.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Alfano v. BDO Seidman, LLPNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2007
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