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Furlough v. Cage (In re Technicool Systems, Inc.)

  • Summarized by J. Lockridge , Kean Miller LLP
  • 2 days 8 hours ago
Citation:
17-20603 (5th Circuit, Jun 20,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirmed district court and held that Appellant did not have standing to appeal order granting chapter 7 trustee's motion to employ special counsel "because the order did not reach his wallet." ...
Judge(s):
Willett, Smith, Wiener
Tag(s):

Rodriguez v. FDIC (In re United Western Bancorp, Inc.)

Citation:
17-1281 (10th Circuit, Jun 19,2018) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
An ambiguous tax allocation agreement between a debtor and its subsidiary that filed consolidated tax returns gave the debtor only mere legal title to a refund based on the subsidiary's prior...
Judge(s):
BRISCOE, SEYMOUR, and HOLMES
Tag(s):

Valentine v. JP Morgan Chase Bank Nat'l Assoc.

  • Summarized by J. Lockridge , Kean Miller LLP
  • 6 days 19 hours ago
Citation:
17-40710 (5th Circuit, Jun 14,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirmed District Court's dismissal of a bankruptcy appeal for want of prosecution where the debtor-appellant repeatedly failed to comply with orders directing her to pay filing fees or to file the...
Judge(s):
Higginbotham, Jones, and Smith
Tag(s):

Townsend v. Ganci

Citation:
17-921-bk (2nd Circuit, Jun 11,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Summary Order, WITH NO PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. Debt arising from civil judgment based on Title VII hostile work environment claims following jury trial held non-dischargeable under section 523(a)(6)...
Judge(s):
Cabranes, J.; Lynch, J.; Carney, J.
Tag(s):

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