The Fifth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court and district court's (W.D. Tex) ruling that a "disclaimer" contained in an arbitration award did not inhibit the award's preclusive effect based on...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order denying a creditor's motion to reopen a chapter 7 case five years after closure. The deadlines for the creditor...
The 9th Circuit BAP affirmed the Bankruptcy Court and held that the collection of discharged debt from debtor’s alter ego does not violate discharge injunction.
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel reversed and remanded the bankruptcy court's entry of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff's section 523(a)(6) claim against the debtor defendant...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (BC) denying a creditor's motion for ...
Section 523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code does not require a judgment creditor to re-litigate securities violations in bankruptcy court if a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a judgment...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy judge's denial of a debtor defendant's motion for attorneys' fees under Section 523(d) after the debtor prevailed...
The bankruptcy court properly held that the debtors' obligation to plaintiff was not dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6) because the evidence showed that the male debtor had intentionally...
The Ninth Circuit's Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held the bankruptcy court properly dismissed with prejudice a judgment creditor's claim to except a debt from the debtors' discharge based on...
Providing a useful primer on judicial estoppel in the bankruptcy context, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Massachusetts...
Judge(s):
O. Rogeriee Thompson; Gustavo Gelpí; and Sandra Lynch
