Bell Nunnally Prevails on Appeal in Texas Fraudulent Transfer Case Involving Jewelry and Questioned AI-Cited Research

"Bell Nunnally represented JBG Collateral in a successful appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas in Lauren Rochon-Eidsvig and Heidi Rochon Hafer v. JGB Collateral, LLC (5-24-00123-CV). The court affirmed that two parents owe the balance of a $6.7 million judgment and that their transfer of jewelry worth over $1 million violated the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act; the matter drew attention over disputed AI-cited case references."

Bell Nunnally represented JBG Collateral in an appeal brought by plaintiffs Lauren Rochon-Eidsvig and Heidi Rochon Hafer before the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas in case number 5-24-00123-CV. The court affirmed that two parents must pay the balance of a $6.7 million judgment entered by the district court and held that their attempted transfer of jewelry valued at more than $1 million to their children violated the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. The matter attracted media interest after plaintiffs’ attorneys cited four cases concerning Texas gift law that they were unable to reproduce when pressed, prompting outside speculation that artificial intelligence had produced fabricated research results. The appeal received coverage in legal press outlets. Bell Nunnally represented JBG Collateral with a team composed by: Jeffrey S. Lowenstein, David G. Webster, Gwen I. Walraven.

Bell Nunnally Prevails on Appeal in Texas Fraudulent Transfer Case Involving Jewelry and Questioned AI-Cited Research

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