United States Fifth Circuit

In an action for breach of an indenture agreement, summary judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed, where: 1) Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act does not impose an obligation to file timely reports with the SEC; and 2) the plain language of the indenture did not impose such an obligation either.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/16/2009
• Published 04/16/2009

Judges

• CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and WIENER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Charles W. Schwartz (argued), Wallis M. Hampton, Kelley M. Keller, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Houston, TX, Michelle L. Davis, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Midlothian, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jeff I. Ross (argued), Anthony Ostlund & Baer, Minneapolis, MN, Thomas Hal Cook, Todd M. Tippett, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason, LLP, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.