5th Circuit Finds Borrowers’ Claims Were Barred, Affirms Dismissal

Mealey's (March 20, 2018, 11:24 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 16 affirmed a district court’s ruling granting dismissal of claims asserted by property owners against lenders, finding that claims were barred by res judicata and failed to state a claim (George O. Riley, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., No. 17-20080, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 6656)....