In Re Varat Enterprises, Inc., Debtor. First Union Commercial Corporation v. Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough

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• holding that equitable estoppel and waiver apply in the bankruptcy context and also bar the claims
• explaining that estoppel rule is designed to protect party that may be prejudiced by an opponent's change of position
• noting that res judicata bars relitigation for “every claim that might have been presented” from the same core operative facts
• stating that “claim preclusion occurs when three conditions are satisfied: 1
• affirming that “claim preclusion occurs when three conditions are Satisfied: 1
• finding res judicata applied to bar post-confirmation objection to claim treated as secured in chapter 11 plan based on corollary provisions of chapter 11

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