Legal Opinion
Powers v. Caremark Inc. (In Re Powers)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2008No. 18-70018UnpublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
The Appellant, Robert E. Powers, Jr. (“Powers”), filed for Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy on October 14, 2005. Appellee Caremark Inc. (“Caremark”), one of Powers’s creditors, filed an adversary complaint against Powers, objecting to the dis-chargeability of his debt under 11 U.S.C. § 523 and for damages and attorneys’ fees under the Texas Theft Liability Act (“TTLA”), Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 134.001-.005 (Vernon 2007). After a trial on the merits, the bankruptcy court entered judgment in favor of Caremark. The court found that Powers had committed an act of civil theft…
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