The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in concluding the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel did not bar...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the debtor/appellant's chapter 12 case with a three-year bar to refiling....
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held a district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a pro se appellant's motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal.
Whether 11 U.S.C. § 365(f), or any other portion of Title 11, authorizes a bankruptcy court’s approval of a debtor’s
partial assignment of an executory contract? It does not.
Judge(s):
Per Curiam- Richman, Chief Judge, and Southwick and Oldham.
Business debt to bank is dischargeable under facts of this case, which failed to establish the required elements under 523(a), namely: (a) a reasonable investigation would have revealed prior...
A Ninth Circuit BAP affirmed a decision of the bankruptcy court. The court reasoned that the production company's state law contract claim was a core proceeding because it concerned the...
Vacating and affirming in part the rulings of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (DC), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Circuit) vacated the DC's ruling that the...
Judge(s):
William j. Nardini; Sarah A. L. Merriam; and Gary S. Katzmann
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order denying a debtor's motion to reopen his chapter 13 bankruptcy case because (1) a dismissed bankruptcy...
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the cram down provision of Section 1225(a)(5)(B)(ii) requires the bankruptcy court evaluate the ultimate risk of nonpayment, therefore courts using a...
The Sixth Circuit affirmed, ruling that the “Shared Responsibility Payment” for individuals who did not purchase qualifying individual health insurance plans as required by the Affordable Care...
