In a perplexing legal development, the dismissal of a lawsuit against a decedent’s estate has caught LIT's attention.
However, from the oral arguments, Petrobras has strong support from Justice Brett Busby, a fmr Judge Tjoflat clerk ("a little gloss here").
Petrobras relies on a Fifth Circuit opinion to support that the district court should have considered the public policy issue. This cannot...
Judge Dennis dissents quoting that the case majority (Judges Duncan and Elrod) relies upon was decided under Mississippi state law, rather than,...