No. 24-1125

ISS Aviation, Inc., Wyoming, et al. v. Bell Textron, Inc.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-01
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-procedure contract-breach good-faith independent-representative quantum-meruit summary-judgment
Latest Conference: 2025-06-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the district court misapply Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12 and 56 in ruling on Bell's contract breach and good faith obligations, and did the court err in denying quantum meruit recovery for the plaintiff's representative work?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the district court misapply Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12 and 56 by ruling that no reasonable jury could find that Bell breached its contract with the plaintiff and failed to act in good faith while fulfilling its duty to support the Representative in promoting the sale of Authorized Products and Services in Guyana during the final months of the parties’ Independent Representative Agreement? Did the court err in ruling that the plaintiffs are not entitled to recover in quantum meruit for the work they performed over six years as Bell’s Independent Representative in Guyana—work that led to multi-milliondollar agreements finalized by Bell in 2020 and 2022?

Docket Entries

2025-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
2025-05-14
Waiver of right of respondent Bell Textron, Inc. to respond filed.
2025-04-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 2, 2025)

Attorneys

Bell Textron, Inc.
Caitlyn E. HubbardKelly Hart & Hallman, LLP, Respondent
Caitlyn E. HubbardKelly Hart & Hallman, LLP, Respondent
ISS Aviation, Inc.,Wyoming, et al.
Michael James ConfusioneHegge & Confusione, Petitioner
Michael James ConfusioneHegge & Confusione, Petitioner