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In an appeal from the denial of plaintiff's action to enforce a settlement agreement it claimed the parties reached during the pendency of its suit for specific performance of a real estate transaction, the district court's order is affirmed where the parties had failed to reach agreement on a material element of the case.

Read T Street Dev., LLC v. Dereje & Dereje, No. 08-7123

Appellate Information

Argued October 9, 2009

Decided November 3, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Tatel

Counsel

For Appellants:

Thomas F. Murphy and Robert E. Greenberg, Friedlander Misler, Washington, DC

For Appellees:

Emil Hirsch and Steven A. Pozefsky, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Washington DC

In an unjust enrichment action by an independent consultant for Defendant Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), the District Court's denial of Defendant's motion to dismiss is affirmed where, by waiving immunity from unjust enrichment claims of independent consultants whom the IIC solicits to help negotiate the commercial lending agreements that are central to its function, the IIC gains a corresponding benefit that furthers its objectives.

Read Vila v. Inter-Am. Inv. Corp., No. 08-7042.

Appellate Information

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
(No. 1:06-cv-02143-RBW)
Filed June 19, 2009

Judges

Before: ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Opinion for the court by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
Dissenting opinion by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

Counsel

Nancy L. Perkins argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

F. Douglas Hartnett argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.