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U Lock, Inc. v. Snyder (In re: U Lock, Inc.)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 2 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 25-1177 (3rd Circuit, Dec 30,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy judge's order approving a settlement between a chapter 7 trustee and the debtor's landlord under F.R.B.P. 9019. The settlement...
Judge(s):
Matey, Montgomery-Reeves, and Nygaard
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Lightsway Litigation Services, LLC V. Wimar Tahoe Corporation & Columbia Sussex Corporation

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 2 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 25-1009 (3rd Circuit, Dec 23,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Lightsway Litigation Services erred under New Jersey’s issue preclusion laws. Under New Jersey law, precluded issues must be identical to previously decided issues; issues are not identical if a...
Judge(s):
Krause, Phipps, and Chung
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Riffenburg v. Rice (In re Roper)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 2 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 25-6008 (8th Circuit, Dec 16,2025) Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
Over a dissent, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal from an order approving a Chapter 7 Trustee's free-and-clear sale of a debtor's half-interest in real...
Judge(s):
Hastings, Surratt-States, and Norton
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Shirley White-Lett v. The Bank of New York Mellon

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 2 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 24-13915 (11th Circuit, Dec 11,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
By not previously bringing claims against Creditor, Debtor forfeited such claims after reaching a settlement agreement with Creditor. While the settlement agreement contains a carve-out provision...
Judge(s):
Jill Pryor, Lagoa, and Wilson
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Choudhri v. Natl Bank of Kuwait

  • Summarized by Danielle Scott , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West Virginia
  • 2 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
25-20096 (5th Circuit, Dec 04,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's order. The Fifth Circuit held: (1) the bankruptcy court had proper related to jurisdiction since the contested tax liens in the state court action...
Judge(s):
Southwick, Higginson, and Douglas
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Nicolaas Brekelmans v. Max Salas

Citation:
24-5998 (6th Circuit, Dec 03,2025) Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
The Court of Appeals lacked jurisdiction to hear an appeal of an interlocutory order of the bankruptcy court, even though the bankruptcy court granted leave to appeal to the district court, because...
Judge(s):
COLE, KETHLEDGE, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges.
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Daniel J. Stermer v. Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, et al

Citation:
23-10850 (11th Circuit, Nov 24,2025) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling that the debtor transferred intangible assets for reasonably equivalent value, as the bankruptcy court did not err in excluding the...
Judge(s):
Rosenbaum, Newsom, and Abudu, Circuit Judges
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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA V. COALITION OF ABUSED SCOUTS FOR JUSTICE

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 3 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 25-1136 (3rd Circuit, Nov 21,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Appellant did not make a substantial contribution to the reorganization process under Section 503(b)(3)(D). Appellant acted out of self-interest. Appellant’s stated fees included fees unrelated...
Judge(s):
Shwartz, Matey, and Montgomery-Reeves
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Silao v. Anderson (In re: Pandora Hospice Care, Inc.)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 3 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
24-5024 (9th Circuit, Nov 20,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court's (a) judgment that the appellant had to turn over $137,000 to the debtor's estate as prepetition checks he received were...
Judge(s):
R. NELSON and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges, and COLE, District Judge
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Royal Street Bistro, L.L.C. v. Arrowhead Capital Finance, Ltd.

Citation:
24-30732 (5th Circuit, Nov 17,2025) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Because Appellant's failure to attach the bankruptcy court's judgment to its notice of appeal was not a jurisdictional defect, the District Court abused its discretion in dismissing the appeal....
Judge(s):
Ramirez, Wiener, and Douglas
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