Legal Opinion

Bolloré S.A. v. Import Warehouse, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 28, 2006No. 04-11514PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, Appellants Najat Mackie and Freetown Mini Mart, Inc., challenge the district court’s order piercing Freetown Mini Mart’s corporate veil and adding them both as judgment debtors in a turnover proceeding pursuant to Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 31.002. For the following reasons, we VACATE the district court’s orders as they apply to Najat Mackie and Freetown Mini Mart, Inc.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This appeal arises against the backdrop of an elaborate international scheme involving Ali Mackie,1 one member of a Michigan family that engaged in the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De GuineeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Beaumont Bank, N.A. v. BullerTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Castleberry v. BranscumTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Mancorp, Inc. v. CULPEPPEERTexas Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Taurus IP, LLC v. Daimlerchrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2013
  2. Cappuccitti v. Gulf Industrial Products, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  3. BOLLORÉ S.A., NORTH ATLANTIC TRADING COMPANY, NORTH ATLANTIC OPERATING COMPANY v. IMPORT WAREHOUSE, INC. v. NAJAT MACKIE, FREETOWN MINI MART, INC., MOVANTS-APPELLANTSCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  4. FDIC v. Gold Park DevelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  5. Frank Cappuccitti, Flottec, Inc. v. Gulf Industrial Products, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007

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