Legal Opinion
Flaxer v. Gifford (In re Lehr Construction Corp.)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 12, 2016No. 1:15-cv-4350-GHWPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge.
Appellant Jonathan Flaxer, chapter 11 Trustee (the “Trustee”) for Lehr Construction Corporation (“Lehr”), appeals from the Bankruptcy Court’s order granting defendant Peter Gifford’s motion to dismiss the Trustee’s faithless servant claim against him on the grounds that it is barred by the in pari delicto doctrine. For the reasons that follow, I AFFIRM the Bankruptcy Court’s decision dismissing the Trustee’s claim.
I. Background1
Lehr was a large construction company that planned, designed, and oversaw interi- or…
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