· 6/30/2004
Drs. Bethea, Moustoukas & Weaver LLC v. St. Paul Guardian Insurance
Citations
- 376 F.3d 399
- 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 13521
- 2004 WL 1464637
How courts have described this case
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- holding that Louisiana law barred the plaintiff’s unjust enrichment claim due to the existence of a valid contract defining the plaintiff’s insurance coverage
- holding that Louisiana law barred the plaintiff’s unjust enrichment claim due to the existence of a valid contract defining the plaintiff’s insurance coverage
- observing that “Louisiana law recognizes certain situations where a plaintiff's reliance on a promise is unreasonable as a matter of law” and that Omnitech International, Inc. v. Clorox Co., 11 F.3d 1316, 1330 (5th Cir. 1994
- “[O]nly the unjust enrichment for which there is no justification in law or contract allows equity a role in adjudication.”
- “[O]nly the unjust enrichment for which there is no justification in law or contract allows equity a role in the adjudication.”
- “Louisiana law provides that no unjust enrichment claim shall lie when the claim is based on a relationship that is controlled by an enforceable contract.”
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Judges: Garwood, Higginbotham, Smith
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