Fifth Circuit Holds that a Constructive Trust is a Judicial Remedy Under Texas Law that is not Automatically Created by Contract

In BBX Operating, L.L.C. v. Bank of America, N.A. (In re Connect Transport, L.L.C.), No. 19-11050 (5th Cir. August 11, 2020), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the dismissal of a conversion claim as a matter of law, because the plaintiff failed to sufficiently plead ownership of the purportedly converted funds in its complaint, […]

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