Legal Opinion
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. v. Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Venezuela
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2009No. 07-60861PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
This case began as a suit for contract damages initiated by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (“Northrop”), a shipbuilder based in Mississippi, against the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Venezuela (“the Republic”). Several years into the litigation, one of the Republic’s attorneys, Richard F. Scruggs (“Scruggs”) of Mississippi, purported to agree to a settlement by which the Republic would pay Northrop $70 million to resolve all claims. The district court entered judgment based on the alleged settlement. The Republic subsequently moved to vacate this…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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