Kessler v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America (In re Kessler)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1 day 13 hours ago

Citation:

25-2139 (9th Circuit, Feb 23,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court's order reducing a debtor's homestead exemption to $0 under 11 U.S.C. § 522(o). The bankruptcy court did not clearly err...

Judge(s):

GRABER, CLIFTON, and JOHNSTONE

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Fraud
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• 11 U.S.C. § 522(o)

Newtyn Partners, LP v. Alliance Data Sys. Corp.

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 4 weeks 1 day ago

Citation:

No. 25-3313 (6th Circuit, Jan 21,2026) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Optimism does not provide a basis for asserting securities fraud allegations. Puffery does not constitute a material misstatement. Accurate statements of historical facts are not actionable. Mere...

Judge(s):

Thapar, Readler, and Hermandorfer

Tag(s):

• 6th Circuit
• Fraud
• SEC Issues

Vining v. Charles J. Taunt & Assoc., P.C. (In re M.T.G., Inc.)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1 month 4 days ago

Citation:

24-1979 (6th Circuit, Jan 14,2026) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's summary judgment dismissal of a successor chapter 7 trustee's claims against the original trustee and the debtor's...

Judge(s):

Kethledge, Larsen, Bloomekatz

Tag(s):

• 6th Circuit
• Automatic Stay
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Court Administration
• Ethics
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Compensation/Fees
• Lender Liability
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2014(a)
• 11 U.S.C. § 502(h); 11 U.S.C. § 506(c); 11 U.S.C. § 549(a); 11 U.S.C. § 704(a)(1)

U.S. V. CHARMAINE MIESHA BROWN

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 1 month 5 days ago

Citation:

No. 24-4394 (4th Circuit, Jan 13,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Criminal sentences below guideline ranges are presumptively reasonable. Parties cannot use out-of-circuit precedent to demonstrate plain error.

Judge(s):

Gregory, Thacker, and Heytens

Tag(s):

• 4th Circuit
• Fraud
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt

Pastrana v. Bestrenewedoil

• Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
• 1 month 1 week ago

Citation:

25-20021 (5th Circuit, Jan 09,2026) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

(1) Applying Texas law, the 5th Circuit ruled that Appellees' claims were timely and the statute of limitations began to run when the fraud was discovered; (2)Merger and waiver clauses in...

Judge(s):

Richman, Higginson and Oldham

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraud
• Professional Practice Areas
• Commercial Fraud

Pastrana v. Bestrenewedoil

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 1 month 1 week ago

Citation:

No. 25-20021 (5th Circuit, Jan 09,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Fraud claims accrue when parties discover the fraud or would have by exercising reasonable diligence. A single written statement does not constitute a red flag demanding further investigation....

Judge(s):

Richman, Higginson, and Oldham

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Financial Advisors
• Fraud
• Investment Banking

Michael Tindall v. Samuel Sweet

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 3 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 24-1945 (6th Circuit, Nov 04,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Appellant forfeited his challenge to the bankruptcy court’s alternate rationale for its decision by not briefing it. The circuit court can affirm the judgment based on the alternate rationale....

Judge(s):

White, Stranch, and Murphy

Tag(s):

• 6th Circuit
• Fraud
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Professional Compensation/Fees
• Consumer Debt
• Rule 2014
• 11 U.S.C. § 327

Fezzani v. Dweck

• Summarized by Paris Gyparakis , Archer & Greiner PC
• 3 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

24-2478 (2nd Circuit, Nov 05,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Assignments to a Chapter 7 Trustee does not divest the district court of subject-matter jurisdiction and render the matter moot.

Judge(s):

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, MICHAEL H. PARK, STEVEN J. MENASHI,

Tag(s):

• 2nd Circuit
• Fraud
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Consumer Bankruptcy

Rose v. Equis Equine

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 4 months 11 hours ago

Citation:

21-40718 (5th Circuit, Oct 17,2025) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed in part and Reversed in part

Ruling:

In the face of a partial dissent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) agreed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (DC) in reversing the judgment of...

Judge(s):

Priscilla Richman; Jennifer Walker Elrod; and Andrew Oldham

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Hospitality, Entertainment Venues and Gaming
• Lender Liability
• Small Business

In re: U LOCK, INC.,

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 4 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

24-1842 & 24-3134 (3rd Circuit, Sep 30,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

In this consolidated appeal of two decisions by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (DC) by creditor Shanni Snyder (Snyder) arising out of the bankruptcy of U Lock,...

Judge(s):

Stephanos Bibas; Arianna J. Freeman; and Richard L. Nygaard

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Court Administration
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Real Estate
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 5011(a); R. Bankr. P. 9033(d)
• 28 U.S.C. § 157(d); 28 U.S.C. § 158; 28 U.S.C. § 1291; 11 U.S.C.§ 502(a)

Pages

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• …
• next