Adams v. Roman Catholic Church

• Summarized by Bradley Pearce , Pearce Law PLLC
• 7 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

22-30539 (5th Circuit, May 13,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Members of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors who were removed from the Committee by the bankruptcy court did not have standing to appeal the bankruptcy court's order that removed them...

Judge(s):

King, Jones, and Oldham

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Creditors' Committee
• Practice and Procedure
• 9024 (60(b)(6))

Marilyn Marshall v. Edward Johnson

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 8 months 1 week ago

Citation:

22-04449 (7th Circuit, May 03,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Joining the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, whose decisions the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (BC) had followed, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Judge(s):

Thomas Kirsch; Frank Easterbrook; and Diane S. Sykes

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Compensation/Fees
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt
• 11 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(2); 11 U.S.C. § 1141; 11 U.S.C. § 1226(a)(2); 11 U.S.C. § 1194(a)(3); 28 U.S.C. § 586(e)(2)

IN RE: ZOHAR III CORP., et al.

• Summarized by David Banker , Womble Bond Dickinson
• 8 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

23-2549 (3rd Circuit, Apr 23,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

OPINION NOT PRECEDENTIAL - Administrative expense claim struck because mediation communications in support of the administrative expense claim were not admissible. The parties had not waived the...

Judge(s):

CHAGARES, Chief Judge, PORTER and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Administrative Expense Claims
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Practice and Procedure

Pub. Emps. Ret. Ass'n of N.M. v. Earley (In re PG&E Corp. Sec. Litig.)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 8 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 22-16711 (9th Circuit, May 03,2024) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a district court abused its discretion in imposing a "docket management" stay on a securities class action lawsuit related to a pending...

Judge(s):

Wallace, Boggs, Forrest

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Automatic Stay
• Claims
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Business Reorganization
• Mass Torts

Elec Reliability Council v. Phillips

• Summarized by Caleb Chaplain , U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
• 8 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

22-20603 (5th Circuit, Apr 29,2024) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

The Fifth Circuit held that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion and erred in not abstaining from adjudicating the liquidating trustee’s claims. That is, Burford v. Sun Oil Co. compelled...

Judge(s):

Higginbotham, Smith, and Higginson

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity

Zarour v. JP Morgan Chase Bank (In re Zarour)

• Summarized by Stephen Falanga , Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP
• 8 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

23-457-bk (2nd Circuit, Apr 25,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

In this non-precedential Summary Order, based on principles of res judicata, the Second Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court affirming the decision of the Bankruptcy Court that...

Judge(s):

Parker, Loheir, Jr. and Nathan

Tag(s):

• 2nd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Fraud
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Mortgage

In re MALLINCKRODT PLC,

• Summarized by Michael Myers , Ballard Spahr LLP
• 8 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

23-1111 (3rd Circuit, Apr 25,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The Third Circuit upheld the lower courts' rulings that creditor's claim for royalties was discharged in Mallinckrodt's bankruptcy.

Judge(s):

BIBAS, PORTER, and FREEMAN

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Plan Confirmation
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• 11 USC 1141

WEC 98C-3 LLC v. SFA Holdings Inc.

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 8 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

23-1489 (7th Circuit, Apr 24,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Reviewing a non-bankruptcy judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (DC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) held an original mortgagee's...

Judge(s):

Candace Jackson-Akiwumi; Diane Wood; and Thomas Kirsch

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims
• Professional Practice Areas
• Finance and Banking
• Lender Liability
• Retail
• Small Business

Avion Funding v. GFS Industries

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 8 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

23-50237 (5th Circuit, Apr 17,2024) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

Joining the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and diverging from some bankruptcy courts, including the one below, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) held that, in...

Judge(s):

Stuart K. Duncan; Stephen A. Higginson; and Patrick Higginbotham

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Business Reorganization
• Small Business
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a); 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d); 11 U.S.C. § 1181(a)
• (c); 11 U.S.C. § 1182(1); 11 U.S.C. § 1191(a)
• (b); 11 U.S.C. § 1192

IN RE: LIVELIFE, LLC V. BAY POINT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, ET AL

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 9 months 6 days ago

Citation:

23-15815 (9th Circuit, Apr 11,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

As had the tria, court below, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed orders issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (BC) that denied the claim of...

Judge(s):

Mary H. Murguia; Salvador Mendoza Jr.; and Ana de Alba

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Practice Areas
• Finance and Banking
• Real Estate
• Small Business
• Unsecured Trade Creditors
• 11 U.S.C. § 541; 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)(1); 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)(3)

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