Rochellel's Daily Wire

January 04, 2022

Lender Socked in Dallas with $17 Million in Damages for Breach of Contract and Fraud

A lender’s breach of a factoring agreement forced a company into bankruptcy that would have survived otherwise, Judge Jernigan says.

5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Northern District

December 17, 2021

Fifth Circuit Has Rigid Standards for Chapter 7 Debtors to Have Standing to Appeal

An individual chapter 7 debtor has standing to appeal if the appeal could affect the debtor’s right to a discharge.

5th Circuit

December 15, 2021

Arbitration Clause Not Enforceable When the Contract Itself Was Rejected

Judge Jernigan in Dallas differs with a judge in Delaware by declining to enforce an arbitration agreement that was part of a rejected contract.

5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Northern District

November 19, 2021

Res Judicata Limits an Objection to a Claim Allowed in a Prior Bankruptcy

Reducing a claim between the first and second bankruptcy didn’t prevent the Fifth Circuit from employing res judicata.

5th Circuit

November 18, 2021

Reducing a Personal Guarantee Under a Plan Isn’t a Discharge, Fifth Circuit Says

The appeals court barred the holder of a personal guarantee from launching a collateral attack on a confirmed chapter 11 plan.

5th Circuit

October 27, 2021

Three-Year Bar to Refiling in Chapter 13 Imposed for ‘Vexatious, Frivolous’ Litigation

Motions to recuse three bankruptcy judges fortified the third judge’s decision to dismiss and bar refiling for three years.

5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Northern District

October 05, 2021

Surety Bonds Aren’t Executory Contract and Can’t Be Assumed, District Judge Says

An irrevocable surety bond isn’t executory because it gives the bonding company no further obligations to the debtor.

5th Circuit, Louisiana

October 04, 2021

On an ‘Involuntary,’ Denial of Summary Judgment Doesn’t Mean the Claim Is Disputed

The Iqbal and Twombly standards don’t apply to involuntary petitioners who are required to use Official Form 105.

5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District

August 20, 2021

A Lender Is Entitled to Demand a Change in Management, Fifth Circuit Says

It isn’t duress when a lender threatens to take action that the loan agreement allows, the circuit court says.

5th Circuit

August 06, 2021

Statutory Mootness of Sale Orders Even Overrides Alleged Due Process Violations

Fifth Circuit rejects technical arguments aimed at skirting Section 363(m) and statutory mootness of a sale order.

5th Circuit