The Third Circuit affirmed the decision of the district court affirming the decision of the bankruptcy court below that the debt owed to a creditor based on a pre-petition written promise to repay...
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal, following appeal from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Tenth Circuit, affirmed the bankruptcy court's use of quasi-estoppel principals to find the debtor...
The U.S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit held (1) parties holding revenue bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) have a non-recourse claim on PREPA's estate for the...
Claimants who failed to timely cash settlement checks from the Dow Corning Settlement Facility (Facility) are now barred from receiving payment by the district court order finalizing time for...
Judge(s):
Sutton, Chief Judge, and Readler, and Bloomkatz, Circuit Judges
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a bankruptcy court's order granting a Chapter 7 Trustee's application to employ a law firm as special counsel. ...
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California affirming the decision of that district's bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Daniel P. Collins; Danielle J. Forrest; and Jennifer Sung
The Third Circuit affirmed the District Court. 1. The Bankruptcy Court had proper jurisdiction even though the plan had already been confirmed and the dispute was not a core proceeding. Because...
Bankruptcy court did not err in converting chapter 13 case to chapter 7 where debtor consistently failed to comply with bankruptcy court orders and demonstrated bad faith, nor did the court violate...
A bankruptcy court imposed sanctions due to litigation conduct that was in bad faith, vexatious, and harassing. Specifically, the court dismissed an adversary proceeding brought by the plaintiff,...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) and bankruptcy court's dismissal of the plaintiff's complaint, though only on the failure to state a claim and not...
