Summarized by Bruce Weiner , Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner
10 years 11 months ago
Citation:
14-1154, 2015 WL 1020736
Ruling:
Eighth Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court's finding that liens should be avoided as fraudulent conveyances because a sufficient number of the traditional badges of fraud were present to give rise to...
JWL Entertainment Group, Inc. v. Fisher Island Ltd. (In re Fisher Island Investments, Inc; In re Little Rest Twelve Inc.; and In re Mutual Benefits Offshore Fund, Ltd..), Case No. 12-15595 (11th Cir. Feb. 20, 2015) .]
Ruling:
In five consolidated appeals involving a dispute as to the ownership of three related involuntary bankruptcy debtors, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s (i) denial of the Zeltser...
Judge(s):
HULL, JULIE CARNES and WALKER (Hon. John Walker, Jr., U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, sitting be designation).
The BAP first held that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in granting summary judgment prior to the commencement of discovery, and EST failed to comply with the requirements of Fed....
Judge(s):
Thurman, Chief Judge; Romero and Jacobvitz, Bankruptcy Judges. Opinion by Jacobvitz.
In the unpublished decision, the 9th Circuit BAP determined that when the bankruptcy court entered the judgment resolving all remaining issues (with the exception of attorney fees) the judgment...
Summarized by Bryan Robinson , Law Offices of Bryan Robinson
12 years 5 months ago
Citation:
In re Harry Ville Talermo, 10th Cir. BAP., WY-13-021 (September 23, 2013) [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
Ruling:
In an unpublished opinion, the bankruptcy appellate panel for the 10th Circuit, reversed and remanded the bankruptcy court's order granting the trustee's motion for summary judgment, which...
BAP No. AZ-12-1297-TaAhJu/Bk. No. 10-27593 (not appropriate for publication)
Ruling:
The Ninth Circuit BAP vacated the Bankruptcy Court's order granting the trustee's motion for summary judgment denying the debtor's discharge and remanded for further proceedings.
Francis v. McLaughlin et al. (In re Francis), Case No. AZ-12-1281 (BAP 9th Cir. July 12, 2013)
Ruling:
9th Circuit BAP affirmed in part, also vacating and remanding in part. In reviewing the grant of a motion for summary judgment on a dischargeability suit based upon the preclusive effect of an...
Summarized by Samuel Mushell , Americans United for Government Reform
13 years 3 weeks ago
Citation:
Bankruptcy Case No. 11-17703-WCH
Ruling:
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit affirmed the Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court's granting of summary judgment in favor of the Chapter 7 trustee, allowing him to preserve an...
In the majority opinion of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ("BAP 9th Cir."), the Court, affirming the bankruptcy court order and judgment, held that the...
Judge(s):
HOLLOWELL, PAPPAS and DUNN, Bankruptcy Judges. PAPPAS, Bankruptcy Judge, Dissenting.
Summarized by Colin Robinson , Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
13 years 11 months ago
Citation:
No. 11-20777 (5th Cir. March 20, 2012)
Ruling:
An affidavit filed in support of a claimant's lien against mineral property did not indicate it was sworn in the presence of the affiant. The failure to provide a properly sworn affidavit in...
