Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit Affirms Stanford Receiver's Fraudulent Transfer Judgment Against Democratic and Republican Committees

10/23/12
In a display of pre-election bipartisanship, the Fifth Circuit affirmed a fraudulent transfer judgment in favor of Stanford International Bank Receiver Ralph Janvey against five Democratic and Republican campaign committees totaling approximately $1.6 million.    Janvey v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc., No. 11-10704 (5th Cir. 10/23/12), which can be found here.
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Contumacious Case of Coercion or Merely Rude? Fifth Circuit Judges Debate the Meaning of Section 523(a)(6)

02/12/12
The case of a former corporate officer who demanded to be bought out for an alleged ownership interest and said some really nasty things resulted in a split decision with Fifth Circuit Judges Edith Jones and Catharina Haynes on opposite sides. Matter of Schcolnik, No. 10-20800 (5th Cir. 2/8/12), which can be found here.
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