Sauer Inc. v. Lawson (In re Lawson), No. 14-2058 (1st Cir. July 1, 2015)
Ruling:
The First Circuit Court of Appeals VACATED the bankruptcy court's order dismissing the adversary proceeding and REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with the opinion. The First Circuit...
The Seventh Circuit reversed the district court's order dismissing the bankruptcy trustee's legal malpractice complaint against Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP ("Katten"), holding that the trustee...
Strauss v. Cole, No. 14-3302 (8th Cir. July 6, 2015)
Ruling:
Eighth Circuit affirmed district court ((W.D. Miss. - Jefferson City) and concluded there was no basis for reversal on defendants' appeal of grant of summary judgment in favor of trustee plaintiff...
Affirmed. Defendant Alfredo Pacheco- Martinez was convicted of various offenses arising from his multi-year effort to swindle scores of unsuspecting victims out of over a million dollars and to...
Judge(s):
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
[Hon. Aida M. Delgado-Colón, U.S. District Judge
Before
Howard, Chief Judge,
Selya and Lynch, Circuit Judges
Northbay Wellness Group, Inc. v. Beyries, No. 13-17381 (9th Cir. June 5, 2015)
Ruling:
REVERSING the district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's conclusion that a judgment debt was non-dischargeable under section 523(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Ninth Circuit Court of...
Judge(s):
Milan D. Smith, Jr., Jacqueline H. Nguyen, and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges
Summarized by Eric Madden , Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
10 years 10 months ago
Citation:
Wagner v. Wagner (In re William Philip Wagner), No. CO-13-043 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2015) (unpublished)
Ruling:
The Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel determined that bankruptcy court's findings in support of its decision to deny the debtor's discharge were not clearly erroneous and, therefore,...
Judge(s):
Hon. William T. Thurman, Hon. Tom R. Cornish, and Hon. Robert H. Jacobvitz
Onyeabor v. Centennial Pointe Property Owners' Assoc. (In re Onyeabor), No. UT-14-047 (BAP 10th Cir. Apr. 15, 2015)
Ruling:
BAP for 10th Circuit affirmed in part, and dismissed in part, debtor's appeal of bankruptcy order denying her motion to reconsider order denying motion to vacate order converting debtor's chapter...
Rosemann v. Sigillito, No. 14-2089 (8th Cir. May 4, 2015)
Ruling:
The 8th Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court (E.D. Mo.- St. Louis) granting summary judgment in favor of defendant in legal malpractice claim brought by former client against...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") vacated the bankruptcy court's summary judgment decision to revoke the debtor's discharge. Section 727(e) is a non-waivable statute of repose,...
Summarized by Mazyar Hedayat , M. Hedayat & Associates, PC
10 years 10 months ago
Citation:
13-C-3919
Ruling:
The Defendant-Appellee, Marcus-Rehtmeyer, concealed assets and income in her State Court Citation hearing with sufficient intent to justify denial of the discharge as to the debt of...
