The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order granting in rem relief from the automatic stay in favor of a mortgage creditor so it could sell a house based on...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held a bankruptcy court erred in excluding a key witness's deposition testimony at trial. The witness, who was scheduled to testify over multiple...
The circuit court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision to reopen Debtor’s bankruptcy case and to hold that Creditor could not recover against Appellant for environmental claims, reversing...
The Eleventh Circuit upheld the rulings of the bankruptcy court and district court, finding that taxi drivers lacked standing to pursue breach of contract claims against airport authority arising...
In a very short opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of an appeal of a settlement, which included a sale approved under 11 U.S.C. §...
The circuit court dismissed Plaintiff’s claims, affirming the district court’s decision. 31 U.S.C. § 9309 allows a surety to sue other parties under a bond, but not any other party. State law...
The circuit court affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss Plaintiffs’ appeal of a bankruptcy court order that approved a settlement between Debtor and Creditor. The appellate courts...
The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit overturned a bankruptcy court’s orders denying a lien avoidance motion and dismissing a related adversary proceeding. On the...
The bankruptcy appellate panel affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision that found Creditor’s claim to be dischargeable. The bankruptcy court did not err by finding the debt dischargeable after...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (BC) to dismiss two debtors chapter 13 case,...
Judge(s):
Shon Hastings; Cynthia A. Norton; and Katherine A. Constantine