Seeing no error and thus no abuse of discretion, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed orders, issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) reversed the bankruptcy court's order denying recognition of a Monaco insolvency proceeding under section 1501 based on the misconduct and bad...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the denial by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana (BC), previously affirmed by the...
Judge(s):
Patrick E. Higginbotham; Jennifer W. Elrod; and Catharina Haynes
9th Cir. affirmed in part and reversed in part district court's (WD Wa.) summary judgment in favor of defendant vessel owner in bunker supplier's (marine fuel) suit for payment based on maritime...
Cayman court ruling was entitled to preclusive effect in litigation pending in Connecticut district court, rejecting appellant's 5 arguments. 1.Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code did not preclude...
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...
VACATING bankruptcy court’s order and REMANDING for further proceedings, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that 11 U.S.C. § 109(a) applies to the debtor in a foreign main...
Judge(s):
Jacobs, Straub (Circuit Judges), and Kuntz (District Judge sitting by designation)
Joint Administrators for Nortel Networs, No. 13-2739
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia upheld bankruptcy court ruling that there was never an agreement to use arbitration to divide estate assets.
Summarized by Elizabeth Gunn , United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia
12 years 3 months ago
Citation:
Jaffe v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., Case No. 12-1802 (4th Cir. Dec. 3, 2013)
Ruling:
The bankruptcy court properly recognized that in considerting a request for discretionary relief under section 1521(a), the court must also apply the balancing test set forth in section 1522(a). ...
