Affirming the bankruptcy court, the 8th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) held that attorney fee awards related to enforce or defend issues involving child support, visitation or custody...
Judge(s):
Anita L. Shodeen, Dennis R. Dow, and Kathleen Hvass Sanberg
Sustaining the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s summary judgment grant, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Circuit) held malpractice claims...
Judge(s):
Richard F. Suhrheinrich; Bernice B. Donald; and Eric E. Murphy
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the order, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (BC), denying relief requested by the debtor,...
Judge(s):
Anita L. Shodeen; Kathleen H. Sandberg; and Dennis R. Dow
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Sixth Circuit) affirmed the grant by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (BC), itself blessed by the U.S. District Court...
Judge(s):
R. Guy Cole Jr.; Bernice B. Donald; and Chad A. Readler
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the denial by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) of the dispositive motion (Motion),...
Judge(s):
Scott H. Gan; William J. Lafferty III; and Gary A. Spraker
Civil contempt is a severe remedy with a significant burden of proof. Under new objective standard, business partners had some reason to believe that (i) Debtor might have “returned to the...
As to whether § 1232 allows a Chapter 12 plan to compel a taxing authority to disgorge pre-petition withholdings, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (BAP) held that this...
Judge(s):
Barry S. Schermer (Author); Charles L. Nail, Jr.; and Dennis R. Dow
(1)-Bankruptcy Court had the equitable power under Section 105 (a) to correct any error it may have made in changing the date for the first creditors' meeting after the case was transferred from...
Ninth Circuit affirmed District Court (D. Nev.) grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant. The COA held that a violation under the Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)(A)...
Judge(s):
Richard A. Paez, Carlos T. Bea, Lynn S. Adelman (District Judge sitting by appointment)
The BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court decision finding that the Debtor's state tax debts were nondischargeable under § 523(a)(1)(B), because notifying the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) of...
