Kane, et al. v. Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A., et al. (In re Kane), No. 13-10560 (11th Cir. Jun. 26, 2014)
Ruling:
The 11th Circuit affirmed the lower courts’ finding that (i) the Stewart Firms’ $2M judgment against the two Kane debtors was excepted from discharge under §523(a)(6) (willful and malicious...
Judge(s):
Marcus, Circuit Judge; Proctor and Evans, District Judges.
Cherry v. Neuschafer (In re Neuschafer), No. KS-13-1030 & KS-13-1035 (BAP 10th Cir. June 12, 2014)
Ruling:
BAP affirmed bankruptcy court judgment applying issue preclusion to except from discharge state court fraud in the inducement judgment. BAP also affirmed bankruptcy court's judgment not to except...
Knaub v. Rollison, No. 13-1503 (10th Cir. May 9, 2014)
Ruling:
Tenth Circuit ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to review appeal of BAP's reversal and remand order. Tenth Circuit ruled that because BAP remanded to bankruptcy court to take evidence and rule on...
Goldstein v. Diamond (In re Diamond), Case No. 14-6001 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. Apr. 22, 2014)
Ruling:
A plaintiff filing a complaint objecting to discharge under 11 U.S.C. Sec. 523(a)(3)(B) is not required to move to reopen the underlying bankruptcy case. A bankruptcy court's jurisdiction arises...
Affirmed a bankruptcy court's ruling that a lender's reliance on a guarantor's misrepresentations in a loan application was not reasonable. Also affirmed on an alternative ground that the lender...
BAP No. NC-13-1300-DJuKi; Bk No 12-11910; Adv. No 13-01040 (for publication)
Ruling:
The Ninth Circuit BAP affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's summary judgment ruling that the debtor’s obligation to “pay and hold Wife harmless” from certain credit card debt under a marital...
No. NC–13–1037–JuKiD (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Mar. 7, 2014)
Ruling:
Affirming the bankruptcy court, the bankruptcy appellate panel held that a creditor’s late-filed nondischargeability complaint did not relate back to its objection to the confirmation of the...
Summarized by James Webster , Law Office of James Portman Webster, PLLC
12 years 1 week ago
Citation:
Baloch v. Shah (In re Baloch) (B.A.P. AZ-12-1557 KuDPa Feb 26, 2014)
Ruling:
In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP"), using the abuse of discretion standard, affirmed the bankruptcy court ruling that a California based default...
