Legal Opinion

Westlake Petrochemicals, L.L.C. v. United Polychem, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 24, 2012No. 10-20634PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees United Polychem, Inc. (“UPC”) and Lynne Van Der Wall (“Van Der Wall”) (collectively, “Appellants”) and Plaintiff-AppelleeCross-Appellant Westlake Petrochemicals, L.L.C. (“Westlake”) appeal different results of a jury trial. At the core of that trial was an agreement between UPC as buyer and Westlake as seller of ethylene, a petroleum product. The jury found that (1) the parties had formed a binding contract, (2) UPC breached that contract, and, as a result, (3) UPC was liable to Westlake for $6.3 million in actual damages and…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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