Legal Opinion
Carl M. Pearson v. Harry A. Skydell and Arnold Dutchen v. Ecological Science Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1975No. 74-2175PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Harry Skydell and Arnold Dutchen, two of ninety-nine original and intervening plaintiffs in sixteen consolidated actions, seek to overturn two orders enforcing a stipulation of settlement entered by the district court, and to have the settlement declared void. We affirm, finding no error in the actions or orders of the district court.
The basis of this litigation consists of sixteen actions commenced in 1971 and 1972, against Ecological Science Corporation (Ecological), and certain of its officers, directors, subsidiaries, and its accountants Haskins & Sells.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by111 opinions
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