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Summaries by Craig Geno
- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 1 month 2 weeks ago
- Citation:
- 25-20021 (5th Circuit, Jan 09,2026) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- (1) Applying Texas law, the 5th Circuit ruled that Appellees' claims were timely and the statute of limitations began to run when the fraud was discovered;
(2)Merger and waiver clauses in...
- Judge(s):
- Richman, Higginson and Oldham
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 1 year 2 weeks ago
- Citation:
- 24-50251 (5th Circuit, Feb 06,2025) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The 5th Circuit affirmed the District Court's ruling that denied the plaintiffs' claims for successor liability under the WARN Act against a purchaser of assets from a bankruptcy debtor. The Court...
- Judge(s):
- Higginbotham;Willett; and HO
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Citation:
- 22-20430 (5th Circuit, Oct 06,2023) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- In litigation that spanned many years, the 5th Circuit held that post-judgment interest, pursuant to 28 USC Sec. 1961(a),(c)(4) [applicable to bankruptcy courts as units of the district courts],...
- Judge(s):
- Ho, Oldham and Douglas
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 2 years 7 months ago
- Citation:
- 22-20274 (5th Circuit, Aug 03,2023) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The 5th circuit held that the contracts that were at issue were not ambiguous. And, the definitions of critical terms contained within the contracts (that were the central focus of the disputes)...
- Judge(s):
- Barksdale, Southwick and Higginson
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Ruling:
- Taxpayer/Debtor filed IRS forms 1040 and 1099 which contained data sufficient to show the taxpayer was liable for certain backup-withholding taxes. Those forms constituted a "return" that began the...
- Judge(s):
- Jolly, Jones and Willet
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Citation:
- 18-10469 (5th Circuit, Oct 23,2020) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- (1)-Bankruptcy Court had the equitable power under Section 105 (a) to correct any error it may have made in changing the date for the first creditors' meeting after the case was transferred from...
- Judge(s):
- Owen, Clement and Ho
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Ruling:
- In a Chapter 13 plan context, a trustee's objection/argument/requirement at confirmation hearing that would prohibit certain modifications to the plan (such as the so called Molina language,from...
- Judge(s):
- Southwick, Graves and Englehardt
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Citation:
- 18-30378 (5th Circuit, Jan 08,2020) Not Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Chapter 13 debtor could continue to prosecute a postpetition/postconfirmation personal injury claim that was not disclosed to the bankruptcy court. Although the facts established the elements of...
- Judge(s):
- Owen, Weiner and Dennis
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Citation:
- 18-40369 (5th Circuit, Sep 03,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Claimant asserted claims for, among other things, "deemed dividends". The Court held that the deemed dividends gave the Claimant benefits normally reserved for equity investors, and, as a result,...
- Judge(s):
- Clement, Haynes and Willett
- Tag(s):
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- Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Citation:
- 18=40443 (5th Circuit, Jun 14,2019) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Secured creditor group was not entitled, under the confirmed Plan of Reorganization (which it had accepted), to post-petition default interest (even though the group was fully secured and its debt...
- Judge(s):
- Stewart, Southwick and Engelhardt
- Tag(s):
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