Legal Opinion
Evanston Insurance v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 2010No. 09-20261PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Damon Chargois and Cletus Ernster appeal the district court’s judgment holding them personally liable to Dillard Department Stores, Inc. for a judgment originally entered against their law firm partnership. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Damon Chargois and Cletus Ernster formed a law partnership in 2002. They registered it as a limited liability partnership, known as Chargois & Ernster, L.L.P. (CELLP), with the State of Texas in 2002. CELLP prosecuted lawsuits against Dillard Department Stores, Inc. (Dillard’s), alleging that…
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