Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco, Inc.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pennzoil_Co._v._Texaco,_Inc.
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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit
gptkbp:citation gptkb:481_U.S._1_(1987)
gptkbp:containsSettlement Texaco paid $3 billion to Pennzoil
gptkbp:date 1987
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Texaco,_Inc.
gptkbp:destroyedBy $10.53 billion
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Pennzoil_Company_v._Texaco,_Inc.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco, Inc.
gptkbp:judge gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York
gptkb:Texas_state_court
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:David_Boies
gptkb:Joe_Jamail
gptkbp:numberOfIssues enforceability of oral contracts
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Pennzoil_Company
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Getty_Oil_Company
gptkbp:result Texaco filed for bankruptcy
gptkbp:significance largest civil verdict in U.S. history at the time
gptkbp:stateLawInvolved gptkb:Texas_law
gptkbp:subject tortious interference with contract
gptkbp:verdict in favor of Pennzoil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pennzoil_v._Texaco_legal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6