Summarized by Paul Stewart , Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
14 years 7 months ago
Citation:
Case No. 11-40301 (5th. Cir. September 22, 2011
Ruling:
Under 11 U.S.C. § 524(c), an agreement based “in whole or in part” on a dischargeable obligation is unenforceable unless the parties comply with the requirements set forth in § 524(c)(1)-(6)....
Case No. 10-4456 (3d Cir. Sept. 21, 2011) (Precedential)
Ruling:
The Third Circuit reversed the decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granting summary judgment to the defendants, officers and directors of debtor...
Grossman v. Lothian Oil Inc. (In re Lothian Oil Inc.), Case No. 1050683, --- F.3d --- (5th Cir. 2011)
Ruling:
The Fifth Circuit held that a claim objection seeking to recharacterize debt to equity, which frequently concerns the same factors as equitable subordination, is a distinguishable concept. ...
Judge(s):
Jones, Higginbotham and Southwick. Opinion by Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge.
