Adair v. Stutsman Constr., L.L.C. (In re Adair)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 9 months 3 days ago

Citation:

No. 24-30273 (5th Circuit, May 20,2025) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

In a 2-1 decision, the Fifth Circuit held a bankruptcy court erred in refusing to consider a debtor's unclean hands defense to a claim to except a state court judgment debt from discharge under 11...

Judge(s):

Higginbotham, Willett, and Ho

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)

Jaurigui v. Mover (In re Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Inc.)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1 year 10 months ago

Citation:

No. 23-60028 (9th Circuit, Mar 27,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's post-trial judgment excepting a debt from discharge. A dissenting judge would have remanded on one issue-whether the...

Judge(s):

GRABER, GOULD, and FORREST

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Fraud
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(B)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)

Cohen v. Cohen (In re Cohen)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 2 years 2 months ago

Citation:

BAP No. CC-23-1057-CFL (9th Circuit, Dec 13,2023) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court properly granted a motion to clarify or amend a prior order granting stay relief when the debtor's spouse, at a...

Judge(s):

CORBIT, FARIS, and LAFFERTY

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Automatic Stay
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Practice and Procedure
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Family/Divorce Issues
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9024
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(15)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(c)

In re: MICHEAL DAVID SOTO AND KALONI RAE WILLIAMS-SCOW

• Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
• 4 years 3 months ago

Citation:

BAP No. MT-20-1192-TBC (9th Circuit, Oct 29,2021) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Mon.) dismissing imprisoned creditor's 523(a)(6) suit against chapter 7 debtor due to creditor's failure to pay filing fee. There are no...

Judge(s):

Taylor, Brand, Gan

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)

James Perry v. Stephen Judge

• Summarized by Sarah Tomlinson , Summers Compton Wells
• 4 years 7 months ago

Citation:

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit No. CO-20-050 (10th Circuit, Jul 20,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The BAP held the bankruptcy court did not err in finding all of the Plaintiff's injuries resulted from the Debtor's willful and malicious acts, because the record showed the Debtor, the aggressor,...

Judge(s):

The Hons. Cornish, Michael, and Hall

Tag(s):

• 10th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)

In re Dean Boland

• Summarized by Jason Stitt , Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
• 6 years 1 month ago

Citation:

Nos. 19-3205/3211 (6th Circuit, Jan 03,2020) Published

Case Status:

Reversed

Ruling:

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reserved decision of Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, which discharged debt related to civil judgment for willful and malicious injury...

Judge(s):

McKEAGUE, BUSH, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges

Tag(s):

• 6th Circuit
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)

TKC Aerospace Inc. v. Charles Muhs (In re Muhs)

• Summarized by Bradley Pearce , Pearce Law PLLC
• 6 years 9 months ago

Citation:

18-1372 (4th Circuit, May 08,2019) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

A judgment against a debtor for violating the Alaska Uniform Trade Secrets Act (the UTSA) for the willful an malicious misappropriation of the judgment creditor’s trade secrets was insufficient...

Judge(s):

MOTZ, KING, and THACKER

Tag(s):

• 4th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)

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