Legal Opinion
Lubrizol Corp. v. Exxon Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1989No. 88-2086PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Lubrizol commenced this diversity action for fraud against its occasional nemesis Exxon, two Exxon employees and an entity called GATES Data Center because it believed that confidential Lubrizol information had been mis-handled by the defendants. Defendants’ fraud was alleged to be contained in affidavits and statements made during the pendency of litigation between Lubrizol and Exxon in New Jersey federal district court. We essentially conclude that the matters here in dispute were settled along with the rest of the New Jersey lawsuit and that Evans…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,956 David Broad v. Rockwell International CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Aerojet-General Corp. v. AskewCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Southmark Properties and St. Charles Avenue, Inc. v. The Charles House CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Bill J. Gambocz v. Anthony M. YelencsicsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- Robert J. Meza v. General Battery Corporation and Provident Life and Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- The Lubrizol Corporation v. Exxon Corporation and Exxon Research and Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Othar Russell v. Sunamerica Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Howell Hydrocarbons, Inc. v. John AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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