BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS HOLDING, INC.; Brookshire Brothers Management, Inc.; Brookshire Brothers Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
DAYCO PRODUCTS, INC.; Shell Chemical LP; Ticona Polymers, Inc.; Mark IV Industries Ltd.; Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
January 6, 2009.
January 6, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John A. Jeansonne, Jr. (argued), Jeansonne & Remondet, Lafayette, LA, Michael H. Schwartzberg, Vamvoras & Schwartzberg, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
Deborah D. Kuchler, Charles Henderson Abbott, McGready Lewis Richeson, Laura E. Kraemer, Abbott, Simses & Kuchler, New Orleans, LA, for Dayco Products, Inc. and Mark IV Industries Ltd.
Paula W. Hinton, Lewis Cooper Sutherland, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, Sandra Garza Rodriquez, Jennifer B. Poppe, Vinson & Elkins, Austin, TX, for Shell Chemical LP.
Paul M. O'Connor (argued), Seth Alan Moskowitz, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, New York City, Charles Michael Pisano, Barkley & Thompson, New Orleans, LA, for Ticona Polymers, Inc.
John F. Olinde (argued), Robert S. Rooth, Charles Donald Marshall, III, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, LA, for Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BENAVIDES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The defendants-appellants appeal the district court's remand of this case to Louisiana state court. The plaintiffs-appellees assert that this Court lacks jurisdiction to hear this appeal. We find that we possess jurisdiction over this appeal, REVERSE the ruling of the district court, and REMAND the case for further proceedings.
I. Background
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