United States Fifth Circuit

Judicial estoppel prohibited plaintiff debtors from prosecuting a personal injury claim they did not timely disclose to the bankruptcy court before discharge.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2004
• Published 06/21/2004

Judges

• EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, WIENER, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patrick J. McShane (argued), Cindy Teresa Matherne, Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, New Orleans, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Darleen M. Jacobs, Alfred Ambrose Sarrat, Jr. (argued), Jacobs & Sarrat, New Orleans, LA, for Claimants-Appellees.