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
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the chapter 7 trustee on the trustee's claims against the recipients of...
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of the state court's judgment as preclusive in an adversary proceeding nor commit clear error by finding that such evidence...
The BAP for the 8th Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court (D. Minn.) which denied the Debtor’s 27 motions, including requests to reopen the bankruptcy case, review prior rulings, and revisit the...
While the judges divided over the preferred approach and proper reasoning, this panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) unanimously agreed that the underlying arbitration...
Judge(s):
Leslie H. Southwick; Edith H. Jones; and Andrew S. Oldham
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of tort claims under Kentucky law against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. related to its wrongful denial of requests for...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court's post-trial judgment excepting a $514,245 debt from the chapter 7 debtor/appellant's discharge under 11 USC §...
In a case so complex to require a timeline, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) dismissed those aspects deemed moot without any merit review but affirmed the grant of summary...
Judge(s):
Gustavo Gelpí; Kermit V. Lipez; and O. Regeriee Thompson
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California (BC) that imposed $2,990 in fines and...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Julia W. Brand; and Robert J. Faris
