Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Labuzan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 2009No. 08-20229PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents an issue of first impression for our court: to what extent, if any, do Theodore F. Labuzan, and his wife, Deeann Labuzan, creditors of the bankruptcy debtor, have standing to claim damages based on violations of the bankruptcy automatic-stay provision, 11 U.S.C. § 362(k) (“[A]n individual injured by any willful violation of a stay ... shall recover actual damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, and, in appropriate circumstances, may recover punitive damages”.). The Labuzans challenge the district court’s ruling they lack…
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