WALK HAYDEL & ASSOCIATES v. COASTAL POWER PROD.

No. 06-30886.

517 F.3d 235 (2008)

WALK HAYDEL & ASSOCIATES, INC., Plaintiff, v. COASTAL POWER PRODUCTION COMPANY; et al., Defendants. [PG] Latin American Energy Development, Inc., doing business as Delasa, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Winston & Strawn, LLP, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Houghtaling (argued), Stephen M. Huber, Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, Metairie, LA, for Delasa.

Carmelite M. Bertaut (argued), Mark Eric Jaffe, Stone, Pigman, Walther & Wittmann, New Orleans, LA, for Winston & Strawn, LLP.

Before REAVLEY, STEWART and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Latin American Energy Development, Inc. d/b/a Delasa ("Delasa"), a Louisiana corporation, alleged claims against Winston & Strawn, LLC ("W&S"), a Chicagobased law firm, for fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.1 The suit arises out of an attempt by Delasa and others to acquire a contract to build a power plant in El Salvador, with W&S allegedly...

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