The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, notwithstanding the plaintiffs'...
The Third Circuit affirmed the Delaware Bankruptcy Court and District Court, holding that abuse claimants who elected the confirmed Plan's $3,500 "Expedited Distribution" cannot later revoke that...
Investors' prosecution of their breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim against the debtor's former CEO violated the automatic stay because those claims are property of the debtor's estate. The CEO had...
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling because Appellant failed to argue on appeal that the bankruptcy court was incorrect in ruling that the property at issue...
Presented with two appeals arising out of the bankruptcy of ECI Pharmaceuticals LLC and BioRamo LLC (DRs) consolidated by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (DC), the U.S....
Judge(s):
Jill A. Pryor; Kevin Newsom; and Elizabeth L. Branch
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of Appellant's pro se appeal of the bankruptcy court order dismissing his adversary proceeding. The court emphasized that...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the voiding of a residential mortgage lien as the creditor/appellant failed to prove it had standing to file the mortgage claim. Under 11...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court's decision holding the discharge and injunction in Puerto Rico’s Title III Plan of Adjustment do not apply to...
The Third Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the district court, which had affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling holding certain entities that were parties to the bankruptcy and a non-party...
A party, including a creditor objecting to confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan, does not have standing to appeal a bankruptcy court's order unless the party would materially benefit from the relief...
