Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) affirmed Bankruptcy Court's decision that found indirect equity owner of Debtor in contempt for pursuing claims in his own name in state court under...
Judge(s):
BAP Judges Delk, Harrison and Opperman (Chief- wrote opinion)
Affirmed order denying arbitration of debtor's class action claim alleging violation of discharge injunction.. Court found arbitration of a claim based on an alleged violation of Section 524(a)(2)...
Judge(s):
Pooler and Droney, Circuit Judges , and Ramos District Judge .
The Fourth Circuit ultimately found that the Bankruptcy Court did not abuse it's discretion. The Bankruptcy Court concluded that the Debtor's decision to file for bankruptcy did not rise to the...
Judge(s):
Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Gregory and Judge Harris joined
Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) affirmed the decision of the bankruptcy court that: (i) a trustee's avoidance power as a hypothetical lien creditor pursuant to Sec. 544(a)(1) is not...
Judge(s):
Harrison, Opperman and Wise, Bankruptcy Appellate Judges.
Under the Illinois law, each spouse is vested with independent contingent interests in marital property when the divorce petition is filed. When one spouse files bankruptcy, a trustee succeeds only...
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s ruling, finding the district court did not commit any reversible errors regarding the six main issues on appeal.
Judge(s):
Manion and Kanne, Circuit Judges, and Miller, District Judge, sitting by designation
In an opinion decided by quorum due to Judge Posner's retirement, the Court found that the plain language of the subject lease permitted the City to retain structures and improvements on City...
In this precedential opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case back to the district court for further proceedings. The Third Circuit found, among other things, that...
