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Nondischargeable Debt: Corporate Officer Cannot Hide Behind Corporate Shield on Claim Based on Fraud
[Regarding: Glencove Holdings, LLC v Bloom (In re Bloom), No. 22-1005 (10th Cir. July 12, 2022)] The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the bankruptcy court and [...]
District Court Criticizes Bankruptcy Judge for Approving Far-Reaching Third-Party Releases and Addresses Venue Shopping
A U.S. District Court judge in the Eastern District of Virginia1, Richmond Division, set aside confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan that contained “extremely broad third-party (non-debtor) releases.” [...]
Cowles Thompson Prevails in Second Appeal
Mike Northrup and Sim Israeloff prevailed in a second appeal filed by the opponent with the Dallas Court of Appeals. Our client, a business that sells health-conscious, hemp-infused [...]
Cowles Thompson Achieves a Take-Nothing Verdict in an FLSA Suit Involving a Nanny/Childcare Wage and Hour Dispute
Dallas, TX (August 1, 2022) – Casey Erick and Bill Siegel successfully obtained a take-nothing jury verdict after a two-day trial where our clients, a husband, and wife, [...]
Recent Fifth Circuit Case Gives Lender Green Light to Change Management
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a lower court ruling permitting a lender to change management pursuant to a negotiated agreement notwithstanding the debtor’s allegation that [...]
Bill Siegel Succeeds in Defamation Case that Involved a Negative Yelp Review
Dallas, TX (November 1, 2019) -- Cowles Thompson Shareholder, Bill Siegel, was successful in pursuing a defamation, business disparagement, and negligence case that involved a negative Yelp review for [...]
Bill Siegel Interviews Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan
Cowles Thompson Shareholder, Bill Siegel, is an active member of the Dallas chapter of ACG - the Association for Corporate Growth. In October, he had the pleasure of interviewing [...]