United States Fifth Circuit

Federal rather than state law on the issue of judicial estoppel was properly applied to a claim alleging manufacture of a defective extension cord, and the bases for such estoppel were satisfied.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/03/2003
• Published 04/03/2003

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, WIENER and DeMOSS Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joe William Meyer, Nathan A. Steadman, Keith Landis Woods (argued), Meyer, Knight & Williams, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Heidi Kaye Hubbard (argued), Oliver Garcia, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.