United States Fifth Circuit

In alleging that a corporation failed to use its "reasonable best efforts" to file a registration statement covering plaintiff's shares, as required by a merger agreement, plaintiffs stated a claim for breach of contract under Texas law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/03/2002
• Published 09/03/2002

Judges

• CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Geoffrey L. Harrison (argued), Shawn L. Raymond, Barry Craig Barnett, Susman Godfrey, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kathleen McElroy LaValle, William Michael Byrd, Jr. (argued), Mark Raymond Steiner,John M. Jackson, Jackson Walker, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.