Architect Asks Panel To Find Proof Of Claim In Bankruptcy Is A Final Judgment

Mealey's (November 18, 2016, 2:04 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — An architect has asked the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a ruling in favor of a home builder’s insurer in a breach of contract dispute arising from an underlying $63,471,000 copyright infringement dispute, arguing that an unobjected-to proof of claim in a bankruptcy case should be allowed and should become a final judgment when the bankruptcy case is closed (Kipp Flores Architects, LLC v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co., No. 16-20255, 5th Cir.)....