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IN RE: EDWIN LICUP, ET AL V. JEFFERSON AV

Summarizing by Amir Shachmurove

John J. Petr, v. BMO Harris Bank N.A.

Summarizing by David Treacy

In re: RGN-GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC, et al.,

Summarizing by Stephen Falanga

Blumsack v. Harrington (In re Blumsack)

Citation:
BAP NO. 23-003 (1st Circuit, Mar 05,2024) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the case but do so on different grounds from those articulated by the Bankruptcy Court. The dual requirements of § 1307(c)(5) were satisfied. The...
Judge(s):
Godoy, Cary and Fagon
Tag(s):

IN RE: THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO

Citation:
23-1045 23-1046 23-1047 23-1048 23-1049 (c0nsolidated) (1st Circuit, Feb 09,2024) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The pre-petition work claims were not for "back pay attributable to any period of time occurring after commencement of the case" and thus did not qualify for administrative-expense priority under...
Judge(s):
Montecalvo, Lipez, and Thompson,
Tag(s):

GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP v THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO

Citation:
23-1737 (1st Circuit, Jan 22,2024) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
In an opinion arising out of the restructuring of Puerto Rico's public power company (PRRS and PREPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that GoldenTree Asset Management and...
Judge(s):
William J. Kayatta Jr.; O. Rogeriee Thompson; and Julie Rikelman
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Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz, LLP v. Minkina (In re Minkina)

Citation:
No. 22-1624 (1st Circuit, Aug 24,2023) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in calculating a Massachusetts debtor's tenancy by the entirety interest in property for purposes of the formula...
Judge(s):
Barron, Howard, and Montecalvo
Tag(s):

IN RE: MARY E. BUSCONE, d/b/a FroYo To Go,

Citation:
22-9001 (1st Circuit, Feb 22,2023) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Providing a useful primer on judicial estoppel in the bankruptcy context, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Massachusetts...
Judge(s):
O. Rogeriee Thompson; Gustavo Gelpí; and Sandra Lynch
Tag(s):

IN RE: DONALD C. KUPPERSTEIN

Citation:
22-1287 (1st Circuit, Feb 22,2023) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The First Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court (D. Mass.) which granted Appellees’ Motion for Summary Judgment on the count for a denial of discharge due to a false oath under 11 U.S.C. §...
Judge(s):
Selya and Lynch, Circuit Judges, and McElroy, District Judge.
Tag(s):

In re TRIANGLE CAYMAN ASSET COMPANY

Citation:
19-1251, 19-1786, 20-1284 (1st Circuit, Oct 24,2022) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
In a case so complex to require a timeline, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) dismissed those aspects deemed moot without any merit review but affirmed the grant of summary...
Judge(s):
Gustavo Gelpí; Kermit V. Lipez; and O. Regeriee Thompson
Tag(s):

IN RE- BUILDERS HOLDING CO., CORP

Citation:
21-1299 (1st Circuit, Jul 28,2022) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
A question remains whether the set-off that Oriental Bank asserts here is senior to the secured interest that MAPFRE has in the same collateral under Puerto Rico law, as well as the fact-laden...
Judge(s):
USCA, 1st Cir. C.J. Barron, Howard and Gelpi
Tag(s):

In re: MICHAEL PAUL NEWMAN

Citation:
BAP No. CC-21-1228-GTL, BAP No. CC-21-1250-GTL (1st Circuit, Jun 10,2022) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
In cases where a judgment creditor seeks to use a prior state court judgment to establish that the judgment debt is nondischargeable, courts apply the applicable state's law of issue preclusion. In...
Judge(s):
GAN, TAYLOR, and LAFFERTY, Bankruptcy Judges
Tag(s):

IN RE: SAFINA N. MBAZIRA

Citation:
No. 16-1465 (1st Circuit, Oct 01,2021) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
"[n]o particular words are necessary as long as they amount to an admission that [the grantor] has voluntarily and freely executed the instrument." McOuatt, 69 N.E.2d at 810; see also In re...
Judge(s):
Howard (CJ), Thompson and Kayatta
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