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Thomas Laughlin v. Nouveau Body and Tan, LLC, et a

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 15, 2010No. 09-10622PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Circuit Judge:

Thomas J. Laughlin appeals the district court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s judgment denying discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2). The bankruptcy court determined that Laughlin fraudulently transferred property under § 727(a)(2) by renouncing his interest in his father’s estate before filing his Chapter 7 petition, and the district court affirmed. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the bankruptcy court’s judgment and REMAND for further proceedings.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Laughlin is involved in the spray tan business and has invented and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Morgan v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. Barnhill v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Drye v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. McKenzie v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re LaughlinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  2. Judgment Factors, L.L.C. v. Packer (In re Packer)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · 2014
  3. Weatherall Radiation Oncology v. Caletri (In re Caletri)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2014
  4. Thomas v. Rice (In re Rice)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2015
  5. Black v. Triplett, Jr.District Court, E.D. Texas · 2025

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