Summarized by Stephen Falanga , Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP
9 years 11 months ago
Citation:
2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 5787 (2d Cir. N.Y. Mar. 29, 2016)
Ruling:
The Second Circuit addressed two issues: (i) whether appellants are barred by the Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay provision from bringing state law, constructive fraudulent conveyance claims while...
Judge(s):
WINTER, DRONEY, Circuit Judges, and HELLERSTEIN, District Judge
Lazzo, et al. v. Rose HIll Bank, et al. (In re Schupbach Investments, L.L.C.), Case No. 14-3277 (10th Cir. November 3, 2015). Published.
Ruling:
Approving retroactive employment of debtor’s professionals requires a showing of extraordinary circumstances and simple neglect will not justify nunc pro tunc approval. Upon confirmation of a...
Summarized by Joel Levitin , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
11 years 6 months ago
Citation:
Docket No. 12-4803-bk (2d Cir. August 13, 2014)
Ruling:
The bankruptcy court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to decide a tax refund claim because the liquidating trustee appointed pursuant to the Debtors' confirmed plan of reorganization did not...
Summarized by Anthony Bisconti , Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
12 years 10 months ago
Citation:
No. CC-12-1398-KiPaTa (B.A.P. 9th Cir. April 11, 2013)
Ruling:
AFFIRMING the bankruptcy court's order (1) dismissing individual chapter 11 debtor's bankruptcy case and all pending adversary proceedings and (2) entering judgment in favor of the United States...
Summarized by Leslie Hyman , Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen & Benson
13 years 11 months ago
Citation:
No. 11-30462 (5th Cir. March 2, 2012)
Ruling:
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower courts' ruling that a law firm that failed to disclose prior transactional assistance to a debtor and was paid a retainer for bankruptcy representation through...
Judge(s):
The Honorable Fortunato Benavides, Carl Stewart, and James Graves, Jr.
