Fifth Circuit affirmed ruling of district court (E.D. La.), which affirmed bankruptcy court judgment in favor of creditor on 523(a)(2)(A) claim. Debtor attorney obtained extension of credit from...
BAP for 8th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (N.D. Iowa - Cedar Rapids) granting defendant's motion for summary judgment. BAP agreed that under Iowa law, administrative prior...
Property transferred from a trust to debtor individually prior to the petition date became property of the bankruptcy estate and the proceeds from the postpetition sale of that property were...
Eight Circuit BAP affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (W.D. Mo.-Jefferson City) denying debtor's claim of exemption in annuity under Missouri exemptions. Annuity, including income, was not exempt...
Where the bankruptcy court made no written findings of fact and conclusions of law to support confirmation of the plan and the appellant provided no transcript or audio recording of the bankruptcy...
Property listed in schedules and not administered before case is closed is abandoned to the debtor and is not subject to later administration. Property that is not listed in schedules is not...
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) reversed the decision of the Bankruptcy Court which had (i) granted a second motion by the U.S. Trustee's Office (UST) to extend the time to file a complaint...
An arbitration award for securities law violations is excepted from discharge under section 523(a)(19) even where there was no litigation before the arbitration panel and the award was issued...
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the opinion of the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, which granted summary judgment in favor of the debtor's homeowner's insurance carrier, finding the...
Judge(s):
Batchelder, Sutton and Kethledge; opinion by Batchelder