Legal Opinion

Fallon Family, L.P. v. Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (In Re Goodrich Petroleum Corp.)

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 27, 2018No. 17-20278PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

In 2014, appellant Fallon Family, L.P. (the "Fallon Family"), as part of a settlement agreement with appellees Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. (collectively, "Goodrich"), executed a ratification of a previously disputed mineral lease in favor of Goodrich. In March 2016, Goodrich filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. Although the settlement agreement required *195 Goodrich to make substantial cash payments over time to the Fallon Family, the recorded ratification of the lease did not reflect this fact but only indicated that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  2. Condrey v. Suntrust Bank of GACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  3. Realty Portfolio, Inc. v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  4. Hughes v. MackCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Dale (In Re Dale)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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