Eagle Metal Products, LLC v. Keymark Enterprises, LLC

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• noting that claims against CEO were against him individually, not as agent, and fiduciary shield doctrine therefore did not apply
• rejecting application of “conspiracy theory” of jurisdiction based on Fifth Circuit case law, including Delta Brands, Inc. v. Danieli Corp., 99 F. App’x 1, 6 (5th Cir. 2004)
• “Promissory estoppel is a quasi-contract theory, which seeks to hold a party responsible for promises that induced justifiable reliance on another.”
• “The promissory estoppel claim is of a different order from the tort claims. Promissory estoppel is a quasi-contract theory. . . . This cause of action applies when a contract does not exist, but equity compels enforcement of the promise.”

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