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In re Millennium Lab Holdings LLC

  • Summarized by Stephen Falanga , Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP
  • 2 weeks 1 day ago
Citation:
No. 18-3210 (Precedential) (3rd Circuit, Dec 19,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Third Circuit held the Bankruptcy Court had constitutional authority to confirm a reorganization plan containing third party releases of RICO/fraud claims by a lender against the debtor's...
Judge(s):
CHAGARES, JORDAN, and RESTREPO
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Ultra Petroleum Corporation, et al v. Ad Hoc Commi

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 1 month 2 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 17-20793 (5th Circuit, Nov 26,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
On direct appeal, 5th Cir. reversed and remanded bankruptcy court (SD Tx.) ruling that class of noteholders were impaired by solvent debtor's chapter 11 plan that provided creditors with full...
Judge(s):
Davis, Engelhardt, Oldham
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Umpqua Bank v. Carolyn Burke (In re Burke)

  • Summarized by Laura Coordes , Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Arizona State University
  • 1 month 2 weeks ago
Citation:
BAP No. NC-18-1260-STaB (9th Circuit, Nov 25,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed
Ruling:
Debtor's 2009 bankruptcy discharge did not bar creditor from bringing an unjust enrichment action after creditor erroneously submitted an escrow demand that was too low when debtor sold her home in...
Judge(s):
Spraker, Taylor, Brand
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Reach, Incorporated v. J. Smith

  • Summarized by Aaron Kaufman , Dykema Gossett PLLC
  • 1 month 4 weeks ago
Citation:
19-60175 (5th Circuit, Nov 20,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Adding judicial gloss to its earlier Sneed Shipbuilding decision, the Court explained that not all appeals are statutorily moot under 363(m), particularly where there is no evidence of "mutual...
Judge(s):
King, Graves, Willett (per curiam)
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In re Motors Liquidation Co.: Those Certain Post-Closing Accident

  • Summarized by Daniel Waxman , Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
  • 1 month 4 weeks ago
Citation:
18-1940 (2nd Circuit, Nov 19,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
New GM is not liable for punitive damage claims asserted by parties to post-Sale accidents involving automobiles manufactured by Old GM, even if New GM is liable for compensatory damages, because...
Judge(s):
Jacobs, Sack, Hall
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In re Joseph and Judith Wilczak

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 2 months 4 days ago
Citation:
BAP No. NC-19-1038-FBG (9th Circuit, Nov 13,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (ND Cal.) dismissing chapter 11 debtors' claim objection based on debtors' argument that signatures on mortgage documents were forgered,...
Judge(s):
Faris, Brand, Gan
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Asphalt Professionals, Inc. v. Darin Davis (In re Darin Davis)

  • Summarized by Laura Coordes , Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Arizona State University
  • 2 months 1 week ago
Citation:
BAP No. CC-19-1116-TaLS; Bk. No. 1:10-bk-17214-VK (9th Circuit, Nov 05,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court's decision sustaining chapter 7 trustee's objection to two proofs of claim affirmed.
Judge(s):
Taylor, Lafferty, Spraker
Tag(s):

In re Telexfree, Inc.

Citation:
18-2001 (1st Circuit, Oct 29,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Court of Appeals rejected the PIEC's challenge to the bankruptcy court's conclusion that their attempt to assert unjust enrichment claims is an attempt to exercise "control" over the Avoidance...
Judge(s):
Lynch, Selya and Barron
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U.S. Department of Agriculture v. J. Michael Hopper (In re Colusa Regional Medical Center)

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 4 months 1 day ago
Citation:
BAP No. EC-18-1266-TaBS (9th Circuit, Sep 10,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
BAP for 9th Cir. vacated and remanded decision of bankruptcy court (ED Cal.) granting chapter 7 trustee's motion to surcharge encumbered sale proceeds for payment of administrative expenses based...
Judge(s):
Taylor, Brand, Spraker
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Dana French v. Linn Energy, L.L.C., et al

  • Summarized by Craig Geno , Craig M. Geno, PLLC
  • 4 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
18-40369 (5th Circuit, Sep 03,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Claimant asserted claims for, among other things, "deemed dividends". The Court held that the deemed dividends gave the Claimant benefits normally reserved for equity investors, and, as a result,...
Judge(s):
Clement, Haynes and Willett
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