Legal Opinion
Raul Galaz v. Lisa Galaz
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 2017No. 15-51194PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Raul Galaz (“Raul”) and Segundo Sueños, LLC 1 appeal the district court’s judgment awarding actual and exemplary damages to debtor Lisa Ann Ra-tona, formerly known as Lisa Galaz (“Lisa”). We AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
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This case is on appeal before this court for the second time. See Galaz v. Galaz (In re Galaz I), 765 F.3d 426 (5th Cir. 2014). It is just the latest episode in a series of lawsuits dating back ten years.
Raul founded Artist Rights Foundation, LLC (“ARF”) with Julian Jackson (“Jackson”) in 1998, and each originally…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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