IN RE BESTWALL, LLC

Nos. 22-1981, 22-1984.

In re: BESTWALL, LLC, Debtor. PATRICIA BLAIR, as personal representative for the Estate of Lee Blair; VIOLET BUTLER, as personal representative for the Estate of Ralph Butler; BETTY JEAN CAMILLERI, as personal representative for the Estate of Terrence Camilleri; CHERYL D. WOOTER, as personal representative for the Estate of William Cutler; KIMBERLY PLANT, as special administrator of the Estate of Sheryl Evans; MARIA FONS, as personal representative for the Estate of Miguel Fons; JOHN GUZMAN, as personal representative of the Estate of Joe Guzman; CHRISTOPHER NELSON, as personal representative for the Estate of Roger Nelson; MELISSA TAYLOR, as personal representative for the Estate of Donald Taylor; THE LAW FIRM OF MAUNE, RAICHLE, HARTLEY, FRENCH & MUDD, LLC, Claimants-Appellants, v. BESTWALL, LLC, Debtor-Appellee. In re: BESTWALL, LLC, Debtor. PATRICIA BLAIR, as personal representative for the Estate of Lee Blair; VIOLET BUTLER, as personal representative for the Estate of Ralph Butler; BETTY JEAN CAMILLERI, as personal representative for the Estate of Terrence Camilleri; CHERYL D. WOOTER, as personal representative for the Estate of William Cutler; KIMBERLY PLANT, as special administrator of the Estate of Sheryl Evans; MARIA FONS, as personal representative for the Estate of Miguel Fons; JOHN GUZMAN, as personal representative of the Estate of Joe Guzman; CHRISTOPHER NELSON, as personal representative for the Estate of Roger Nelson; MELISSA TAYLOR, as personal representative for the Estate of Donald Taylor; THE LAW FIRM OF MAUNE, RAICHLE, HARTLEY, FRENCH & MUDD, LLC, Claimants-Appellants, v. BESTWALL, LLC, Debtor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 29, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Natalia Lynn Talbot , WALDREP WALL BABCOCK & BAILEY PLLC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellants.

C. Kevin Marshall , JONES DAY, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Thomas W. Waldrep, Jr. , Jennifer B. Lyday , Ciara L. Rogers , Diana Johnson , WALDREP WALL BABCOCK & BAILEY PLLC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellants.

Gregory M. Gordon , Dallas, Texas, Megan Lacy Owen , JONES DAY, Washington, D.C.; Garland S. Cassada , Richard C. Worf, Jr. , Charlotte, North Carolina, Preetha Suresh Rini , ROBINSON, BRADSHAW & HINSON, P.A., for Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Rushing wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson joined. Judge King wrote a dissenting opinion.


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