The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (DC) that affirmed the dismissal of the claims of...
Judge(s):
John B. Nalbandian; Karen N. Moore; and Eric L. Clay
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in granting a creditor in rem relief from the automatic stay under 11 USC § 362(d)(4)....
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (BC) sustaining the objection of Geo-Logic Associates,...
Judge(s):
Julia W. Brand; Robert J. Faris; and William J. Lafferty III
Fifth Circuit reinstates a chapter 7 trustee's lawsuit against the Debtor's pre-petition state-court attorney for legal malpractice. The trustee's expert proffered an opinion on duty and breach as...
28 U.S.C. § 1334(c)(1) provides a statutory basis for abstention that supplements--but does not subsume--judicially created abstention doctrines; and judicially-created abstention doctrines apply...
Affirming the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (DC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) agreed that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District...
Judge(s):
Priscilla Richman; James C. Ho; and James L. Dennis
Interpleaded funds claimed by a debtor before the filing of a bankruptcy case are not property of the estate, and disbursement of such funds does not violate the automatic stay. As a result of the...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado (BC) to abstain from adjudicating the adversary...
Judge(s):
Sarah A. Hall; Janice D. Lloyd; and William T. Thurman
Despite multiple "red herring arguments" Appellant's failure to meet the well-settled requirements for opposing a properly-supported summary judgment motion supported the bankruptcy court's finding.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the August 31, 2022, order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (DC) affirming a June 18, 2022, order...
