Legal Opinion

Blase Industries Corp. v. Anorad Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 1, 2006No. 04-21015PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment. The district court based its decision on its finding that a no-hire agreement between the parties was unenforceable. The parties principally present arguments to assist the court in predicting how the Texas Supreme Court would analyze the no-hire provision at issue. We, however, choose to affirm the district court on alternative grounds argued by the Ap-pellee. Because the Appellant did not prove its lost profit damages to a reasonable certainty, as required in Texas, summary judgment was appropriate, and the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Herrmann Holdings Ltd. v. Lucent Technologies Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Teletron Energy Management, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Winters v. Houston Chronicle Publishing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Allied Vista, Inc. v. Holt, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Amigo Broadcasting, LP v. Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  2. McBeth v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  3. International Marine, L.L.C. v. Delta Towing, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  4. Mullen v. Jones (In Re Jones)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2011
  5. Acadia Healthcare Co. v. Horizon Health Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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