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BOLTON v. TESORO PETROLEUM CORP.

Nos. 87-5617, 88-5512 and 88-5534.

871 F.2d 1266 (1989)

Robert J. BOLTON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TESORO PETROLEUM CORP., et al., Defendants-Appellees. Robert J. BOLTON, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert V. WEST, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Rosen (argued), Daniel J. Dugan, Philadelphia, Pa., Joel H. Pullen, Michele Petty, San Antonio, Tex., for Bolten, et al.

Steven B. Rosenfeld (argued), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, Michael M. Wilson, B. Daryl Bristow, Richard B. Miller, Miller, Keeton, Bristow & Brown, Suzanne B. Baker, Houston, Tex., William Hall, Jr., Tesoro Petroleum Corp., Roy Barrera, Nicholas & Barrera, R. Laurence Macon, Cox & Smith, San Antonio, Tex., for Tesoro, et al.

A.W. Worthy, Gresham, Davis, Gregory Worthy & Moore, San Antonio, Tex., for Frost.

Roger L. Waldman, Charles Fournier, Webster & Sheffield, New York City, for Detwiler.

Barry Fertel, Bell Kalnick Beckman Klee & Green, New York City, for Spitzer.

John J. Sheehy, Rogers & Wells, New York City, for Richard E. Deems.

Robert Hearon, Jr., Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, Austin, Tex., for McKetta.

John E. Clark, Thomas Thurmond, Thurmond & Thurman, John E. Clark, Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson & Troolo, San Antonio, Tex., for Tesoro.

Before GEE, REAVLEY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

After more than five months of trial, including nearly three weeks of deliberations, a jury returned a defense verdict on all claims in this combined class action and derivative suit brought by disgruntled investors in Tesoro Petroleum Corporation. Appellants, asserting a variety of arguments, seek a second trial. We reject the request, affirming on all substantive issues, modifying only the district court's award of costs....

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