United States Fifth Circuit

In claims arising from alleged fraud in office equipment leases, plaintiffs failed to create any issue of fact regarding fraudulent intent in fraud, misrepresentation, and RICO claims, and the voluntary payment doctrine defeats claims for breach of contract and bad faith. (Revised opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2002
• Published 11/21/2002

Judges

• DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:, Before DUHÉ, DeMOSS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Norman Gene Hortman, Jr. (argued), Brett Woods Robinson, Christopher Brian McDaniel, Gibbes, Graves, Mullins, Hortman, Harlow, Martindale & Jones, Laurel, MS, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joel Allan Mintzer (argued), John Robert McDonald, Jr., Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN, John H. Holloman, III, Watkins, Ludlam, Winter & Stennis, Jackson, MS, for Defendants-Appellees.