Summarized by Laury Macauley , Macauley Law Group, a Professional Corporation
12 years 1 week ago
Citation:
Keeton v. Flanagan (In re Flanagan), B.A.P. Nos. NV-13-1188, NV-13-1189 (9th Cir. B.A.P., February 26, 2014) (Not for Publication)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit ("BAP") affirmed in part the judgment of the Bankruptcy Court determining, among other things, the non-dischargeability of a claim under...
Summarized by Michael Sugar , Commonwealth of Massachusetts
12 years 1 week ago
Citation:
Falcone v. Ragonese (In re Ragonese) BAP NO. MW 13-036
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's ruling that $100,000 of the Falcones' claim against Mr. Ragonese (the "Debtor") was excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C....
Case No. 13-60251 (5th Cir. Feb 7, 2014) (per curiam)
Ruling:
Affirmed judgment of non-dischargeability based on debtor’s failure to tender marital assets in contravention of a 1999 divorce decree, concluding that debtor’s actions “constituted an...
In order to be non-dischargeable under 523(a)(5) or 523(a)(15), the debt must be owed to or recoverable by a spouse, former, spouse, or child of the debtor. The Gunness court found the plain...
Paulson v. Go Global, Inc. (In re Go Global, Inc.), 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 121 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Jan. 13, 2014)
Ruling:
In an opinion marked "not suitable for publication," the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ("BAP 9th Cir.") affirmed the decision of the United States Bankruptcy...
Phillips v. Phillips (Case No. 13-6019, October 30, 2013)
Ruling:
The BAP affirmed the decision of the bankruptcy court giving collateral estoppel effect to a state court judgment, finding that the debtor had converted assets of various parties and that the...
The Education Resources Institute v. Zumbro (In re Zumbro), Case No. 13-11868 (11th Cir. Oct. 3, 2013) (unpublished).
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the district court properly affirmed the bankruptcy court’s order determining that student loans co-signed by the debtor were dischargeable.
Summarized by Laura Bartell , Wayne State University Law School
12 years 5 months ago
Citation:
No. 12-6424 (6th Cir. Sept. 6, 2013)
Ruling:
Affirming decision of district court finding indemnification obligations for payments on performance bond insurance were non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(4). Court held that creditor...
Judge(s):
Cole and Donald, Circuit Judges, and Marbley, District Judge