Legal Opinion
CITY OF CLINTON, ARK. v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided September 14, 2009No. 3:09-mj-00386PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS
TERRY R. MEANS, District Judge.
Pending before the Court is the Motion to Dismiss (doc. #24) filed by defendant Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (“Pilgrim’s”). After review, the Court concludes that Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim for promissory estoppel, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”). Because some plaintiffs are from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana and have not established their entitlement to invoke Texas law, the Court concludes that they have failed to state a claim under the Texas Deceptive…
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