Opinion ID: 64715
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The House

Text: “The standard of review for a bench trial is well established: findings of fact are reviewed for clear error and legal issues are reviewed de novo.” Bd. of Trs. New Orleans Employers Int’l Longshoremen’s Ass’n v. Gabriel, 529 F.3d 506, 509 (5th Cir. 2008) (quoting Water Craft Mgmt. LLC v. Mercury Marine, 457 F.3d 484, 488 (5th Cir. 2006)). Accordingly, we review the allocation of the burden of proof de novo and the decision on whether the party met that burden for clear error. See Guajardo v. Tex. Dep’t of Criminal Justice, 363 F.3d 392, 395