The Eighth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of Debtors’ case; however, it reversed the bankruptcy court’s decision barring Debtors from filing another case for a year. The...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court's order denying a creditor's motion to extend the deadline to file a non-dischargeability complaint. Its "prior panel...
The circuit court reversed part of the district court’s affirmation of the bankruptcy court’s judgment and affirmed the rest. The forum-selection clause in Debtors’ and Defendants’ contract...
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court’s denial of the motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction filed by the Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants. The Fourth...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit dismissed Claimant’s appeal after he did not respond to Debtor’s service of documents regarding his tort claim. Proper service depends on the...
The Eleventh Circuit concluded that contractual ambiguities in an investment account agreement precluded the entry of summary judgment on claims concerning whether the debtor and his wife granted...
The United States Court of Federal Claims determined it had subject matter jurisdiction over their action but nevertheless dismissed it for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit found that the district court erred by declining to dismiss Debtor’s appeal as statutorily moot. Parties must stay the sale of a bankruptcy...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded the Appellants "waived their appeal" by failing to address the bankruptcy court's two reasons for denying their motion to compel...
The bankruptcy court may set a deadline for for creditors to join a pending involuntary petition. Also, a putative debtor need not plead defenses to the
avoidability of a pre-petition...
