Opinion ID: 1248059
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Standard of Review; Applicable Law

Text: When directly reviewing an order from a bankruptcy court, findings of fact are reviewed for clear error and conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. FED. R. BANKR.P. 8013; Drive Fin. Servs., L.P. v. Jordan, 521 F.3d 343, 346 (5th Cir.2008). A lower court's grant of summary judgment presents a question of law reviewed de novo. Since all of the BSA's in this appeal involved the practice of dentistry in Texas, Texas law governs their enforceability. See Butner v. United States, 440 U.S. 48, 99 S.Ct. 914, 918, 59 L.Ed.2d 136 (1979) (Property interests are created and defined by state law. ... [T]here is no reason why such interests should be analyzed differently simply because an interested party is involved in a bankruptcy proceeding.)