Collateral Estoppel

Fiffth Circuit Restricts Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Allowing Race to the Courthouse

06/05/22

The Fifth Circuit has issued a new decision restricting application of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and repudiating a prior precedent.  Miller v. Dunn, Case No. 20-11054 (5th Cir. 6/2/22), which can be found here. Under the new rule, which brings the Fifth Circuit in line with other courts, Rooker-Feldman does not apply to a state court decision which is the subject of a pending appeal.

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Dismisses Claims against Echo/RT Holdings in Raytrans Bankruptcy Case

08/15/17

In the recent decision of Klauder v. Echo/RT Holdings LLC (In re Raytrans Holding, Inc.), Adv. No. 15-50273 (CSS) (Del. Bankr. Aug. 10, 2017), Judge Sontchi granted Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Trustee’s Second Amended Complaint, dismissing the Trustee’s claims in their entirety either under collateral estoppel or the doctrine of res judicata.

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