Christos Dimas v. George Stergiadis

• Summarized by Bradley Pearce , Pearce Law PLLC
• 1 month 7 hours ago

Citation:

20-1196 (7th Circuit, Sep 20,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

A bankruptcy court did not commit error when it (i) found a debtor who, among other things, concealed assets in a bankruptcy was not credible and (ii) allowed a claim for unpaid equalizing capital...

Judge(s):

Easterbrook, Wood, and Kirsch

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims

In re Liza Hazan

• Summarized by Kathleen DiSanto , Bush Ross, PA
• 1 month 2 weeks ago

Citation:

19-14049 (11th Circuit, Sep 01,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The 11th Circuit held that the bankruptcy court's determination of parties' rights under a series of state court judgments and orders did not violate the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and the doctrine of...

Judge(s):

William Pryor, Chief Judge, Jordan and Marcus, Circuit Judges

Tag(s):

• 11th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Plan Confirmation
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Mortgage

In re LTC Holdings, INC.

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 2 months 3 days ago

Citation:

20-3057 (3rd Circuit, Aug 18,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

In a case pitting a surety that had secured the completion of a project for the U.S. upon the default of the debtors (DRs) per a performance bond against the DRs' first lien creditor, the Third...

Judge(s):

D. Brooks Smith; Paul B. Matey; and D. Michael Fisher

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Legislation
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Finance and Banking
• Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
• Lender Liability
• Real Estate
• Small Business
• Uniform Commercial Code/Article 9
• Unsecured Trade Creditors
• 11 U.S.C. § 509

Mandel v. White Nile Software, et al

• Summarized by J. Eric Lockridge , Kean Miller LLP
• 2 months 4 days ago

Citation:

20-40026, 20-40340 (5th Circuit, Aug 17,2021) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower courts' ruling that the Debtor should be denied a discharge generally under 11 USC 727(a)(3) and (4), and denied a discharge as to particular debts owed to a...

Judge(s):

Jones, Southwick, Engelhardt (Per Curiam)

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraud
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Commercial Fraud
• 11 U.S.C § 523(a)
• 11 U.S.C. § 727(a

In re Laxmi Sarah Sundaram

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 2 months 5 days ago

Citation:

20-9008 (1st Circuit, Aug 13,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Affirming the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit (BAP), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) reaffirmed the general jurisdictional mootness rule--when an issue...

Judge(s):

O. Rogeriee Thompson; Bruce M. Selya; and William J. Kayatta Jr.

Tag(s):

• 1st Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraud
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt
• Mortgage
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Commercial Fraud
• Finance and Banking
• Insurance
• Unsecured Trade Creditors
• 11 U.S.C. § 349(b)(3); 11 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(2)

Miranda v Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 2 months 1 week ago

Citation:

20-9006 (1st Circuit, Aug 06,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit (BAP), which itself affirmed the entry of summary judgment by...

Judge(s):

Jeffrey R. Howard; Sandra L. Lynch; and William J. Kayatta Jr.

Tag(s):

• 1st Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Practice and Procedure
• Preferences
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Mortgage
• Professional Practice Areas
• Finance and Banking
• Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
• Public Companies and Claims Trading
• Puerto Rico
• Real Estate
• 11 U.S.C § 544(a)
• (a)(3); 11 U.S.C § 551

In re VeroBLue Farms USA, Inc.

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 2 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

19-3413, 19-3487 (8th Circuit, Aug 05,2021) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

Albeit agreeing with the district court that it (as well as itself) had statutory subject matter jurisdiction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Panel) concluded that the district...

Judge(s):

James B. Loken; Steven L. Grasz; and Jonathan A. Kobes

Tag(s):

• 8th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Corporate Governance
• Court Administration
• Creditors' Committee
• Legislation
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Business Reorganization
• Finance and Banking
• Small Business
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002

In re Sherrie Nicole-Lockhart Johnson

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 2 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

20-1161 (9th Circuit, Jul 28,2021) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

Presented with a creditor (CR) seeking to avoid the discharge of debt allegedly caused by a nondebtor spouse's fraud, the BAP found that the CR's non-dischargeability complaint had been...

Judge(s):

Scott H. Gan; Christopher M. Klein; and Laura S. Taylor

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraud
• Valuation
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Family/Divorce Issues
• Finance and Banking
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012
• 11 U.S.C § 523(a)(2)(A); 11 U.S.C. § 524(a)(3); 11 U.S.C. § 524(b); 11 U.S.C. § 101(7); 11 U.S.C. § 342(a)

In re Algozine Masonry Restoration, Inc.

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

Citation:

20-3384 (7th Circuit, Jul 26,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The priority cap for employee benefit plan claims in 11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(5) is determined on a plan-by-plan basis, even if the same union is the sponsor for two or more plans. Section 507(a)(5)'s...

Judge(s):

WOOD, ST. EVE, and KIRSCH

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims
• Professional Practice Areas
• Labor/Employment
• 507(a)(5)

Jerry Marsh v. Madison Resource Funding Group

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 3 months 10 hours ago

Citation:

20-6018 (8th Circuit, Jul 21,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Finding no error in the ruling, made by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota (BC), on the amount of damages owed to Madison Resource Funding Corp. (Madison) by Jerry Marsh...

Judge(s):

Charles L. Nail, Jr.; Barry S. Schermer; and Thomas L. Saladino

Tag(s):

• 8th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Commercial Fraud
• Finance and Banking
• Lender Liability
• Small Business
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7052
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A); 11 U.S.C. § 101(5); 11 U.S.C. § 101(12)

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