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Passmore v. Baylor Health Care System

Citation:
Case No. 15-10358 (May 19, 2016 5th Cir.)
Ruling:
REVERSED and remanded district court decision that held the expert report requirements of Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 74.351 applied in federal court. The 5th Circuit held that Section...
Judge(s):
Davis, Barksdale and Dennis, Circuit Judges.
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Tehrani v. Walters

Citation:
Tehrani v. Walters, Case No. 15-2317 (3d Cir. May 20, 2016) (not precedential)
Ruling:
Affirming the decision of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey ("District Court") and holding that the District Court did not err in (a) rejecting the debtors'...
Judge(s):
McKee, Ambro, Scirica
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Opportunity Finance, LLC, et al. v. Kelley

Citation:
Opportunity Finance, LLC, et al. v. Kelly, Case No. 15-2060 (8th Cir. May 16, 2016)
Ruling:
The harm suffered by the net winners/lenders by the consolidation order, if any, was indirect and therefore they were not persons aggrieved. Therefore, the lenders/net winners lacked standing to...
Judge(s):
Smith, Bye, Benton
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Kirkland v. Rund (In the Matter of EPD Investment Company, LLC)

Citation:
-- F.3d -- (9th Cir. 2016)
Ruling:
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the the bankruptcy court's ruling denying Defendants' motion to compel arbitration. In core proceedings, the bankruptcy court has discretion to decline...
Judge(s):
Honorable Barry G. Silverman and Susan P. Graber, Circuit Judges, and Jennifer A. Dorsey,* District Judge.
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Slobodian v. I.R.S

Citation:
No. 15-2833 (3d Cir. May 10, 2016)
Ruling:
Five alleged preferential transfers made by Net Pay (a payroll processor) to the IRS, on behalf of five different clients, were not avoidable under 11 U.S.C. § 547(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. Four...
Judge(s):
SMITH and HARDIMAN, Circuit Judges
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In re Energy Future Holdings Corp. et al.

Citation:
In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., Case No. 15-1591 (3d Cir. May 4, 2016)
Ruling:
1. The use of a "tender offer" to solicit a settlement, subject to bankruptcy court approval, is permissible if the "tender offer" is appropriately structured. 2. A settlement outside of the...
Judge(s):
Greenaway Jr., Vanaskie, and Shwartz
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Hooshim, et al. v. Wolkowitz (In re Kim)

Citation:
In re Kim, No. CC-15-1273-TaKuF (9th Cir. B.A.P. May 2, 2016). Not-for-publication memorandum.
Ruling:
A trustee may not avoid a lien as a fraudulent transfer after selling the property subject to (i.e., not free and clear of) the lien.
Judge(s):
Laura S. Taylor, Frank L. Kurtz, and Robert J. Farris, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judges.
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World Imports, Ltd., et al. v. OEC Group New York (In re World Imports Ltd. et al.)

Citation:
World Imports, Ltd., et al. v. OEC Group New York (In re World Imports Ltd. et al), Case No. 15-1498 (3d Cir. Apr. 20, 2016) (precedential)
Ruling:
Contractual agreement between common carrier and its customer to transfer an unwaived maritime lien in delivered goods to goods currently held by common carrier was enforceable. Current shipment of...
Judge(s):
McKee, Chief Judge; Jordan (author) and Vanaskie, Circuit Judges
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Uberoi v. Supreme Court of Florida

Citation:
D.C. Docket No. 8: 14-cv-02321-TGW; 15-12636
Ruling:
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order dismissing complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on sovereign immunity and the Rooker-Feldman...
Judge(s):
Carnes; Hull; Marcus
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Mid-South Iron Workers Welfare Plan, et al. v. Harmon

Citation:
No. 15-6064 (10th Cir. Apr. 13, 2016)
Ruling:
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court (W.D. Okla.), dismissing complaint under Rule 12(b)(6) based on the expiration of the statute of limitations. The Tenth Circuit...
Judge(s):
Gorsuch, McKay, Bacharach
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