The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) that two chapter 7 debtors in a joint case -...
Judge(s):
Robert J. Faris; William J. Lafferty III; and Laura S. Taylor;
The Sixth Circuit B.A.P. affirmed the bankruptcy court's summary judgment order declaring debt to be nondischargeable on the basis of embezzlement and/or larceny. The Court held that although both...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the ruling of the district court deeming an arbitrator's binding award of half the increase in value of the retirement savings...
Judge(s):
David F. Hamilton; Diane S. Sykes; and Michael S. Kanne
The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: (1) affirmed financial sanctions ordered by the bankruptcy court and ratified by the district court on doctors who asserted causes of action placed...
Judge(s):
Jerry E. Smith; Patrick E. Higginbotham; and James C. Ho
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's denial of the debtor's motion to enforce the discharge injunction based on the holding that the interest at issue was a...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) found no abuse of discretion in the "common-sense" decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado (BC) to order...
Judge(s):
Terrence L. Michael; Cathleen D. Parker; and William T. Thurman
Concluding that the law of the state of a debtor's prepetition domicile governs an exemption claim, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) reversed the decision of the U.S....
Judge(s):
Cathleen D. Parker; Terrence L. Michael; and William T. Thurman
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed an award of nearly $90,000 in fees and costs by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) to...
Judge(s):
Robert J. Faris; William J. Lafferty III; and Gary A. Spraker
A defendant in a trial for conspiracy to breach fiduciary duty must specify the law and facts that would entitle the defendant to a judgment as a matter of law. The defendant and may not wait...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (BC) to: (1) dismiss with prejudice the adversary...
