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IN RE PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.

No. 12-10063.

706 F.3d 636 (2013)

In the Matter of PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION, Debtor. Clinton Growers; Billy Appleby; Ricky Arnold; Debbie Arnold; Lillian Bass; et al., Appellants, v. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, and the other movants/Reorganized Debtors: PFS Distribution Company, PPC Transportation Company, To Ricos, Ltd., To Ricos Distribution, Ltd., Pilgrim's Pride Corporation of West Virginia, Inc., and PPC Marketing, Ltd., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 31, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Lonergan Scanlon , Attorney, George Howard Barber , Kane Russell Coleman & Logan, P.C., Dallas, TX, James J. Thompson, Jr. , Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham, AL, for Appellants.

Clayton E. Bailey , David William Parham , Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Appellee.

Before DeMOSS, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellee Pilgrim's Pride Corporation ("PPC") contracted with Appellants Clinton Growers (the "Growers") to raise chickens. Citing a downturn in the poultry industry, PPC terminated its contracts with the Growers and filed for bankruptcy. The Growers filed claims against PPC seeking promissory estoppel relief, alleging that the company's oral promises of a long-term relationship induced them to invest in chicken houses. The district court...

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