HELIOTROPE GENERAL, INC. v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 97-56757.

189 F.3d 971 (1999)

HELIOTROPE GENERAL, INC., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY; Ford Holdings Inc.; Ford Holdings Capital Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Krause, Krause & Kalfayan, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

George M. Newcombe, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Palo Alto, California, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: HALL, T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and WARE, District Judge.


CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Heliotrope General, Inc., ("Heliotrope") appeals from the district court's order granting the defendants' motion for summary judgment and judgment on the pleadings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In September 1989, Ford Motor Co. ("Ford") created Ford Holdings, Inc. ("FHI") for the stated purpose of acquiring, owning, and managing various insurance

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