HOBET MINING V. HORACE K. MEREDITH, JR.

• Summarized by Danielle Scott , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• 4 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

23-2157 (4th Circuit, Oct 01,2025) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

The Fourth Circuit vacated the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board decision. The Fourth Circuit held: (1) the Board erred in affirming the ALJ's conclusion that Arch was liable for...

Judge(s):

KING, AGEE, and QUATTLEBAUM

Tag(s):

• 4th Circuit
• Business Reorganization
• Labor/Employment

YELLOW CORPORATION V. MFN PARTNERS LP et al.

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

Citation:

No. 25-1421 (3rd Circuit, Sep 16,2025) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The circuit court found that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (“PBGC”) regulations are valid exercises of its power under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The PBGC’s...

Judge(s):

Shwartz, Montgomery-Reeves, and Ambro

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Claims
• Legislation
• Labor/Employment

Rose v. Grappler Pressure Pumping

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

Citation:

24-50251 (5th Circuit, Feb 06,2025) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The 5th Circuit affirmed the District Court's ruling that denied the plaintiffs' claims for successor liability under the WARN Act against a purchaser of assets from a bankruptcy debtor. The Court...

Judge(s):

Higginbotham;Willett; and HO

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Asset Sales
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Professional Practice Areas
• Labor/Employment

Mitchell v. DeJoy

• Summarized by Leo Weiss , Office of the U.S. Trustee
• 1 year 3 weeks ago

Citation:

24-3039 (10th Circuit, Jan 27,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Appellant's suit against the United States Postal Service, under Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, was properly dismissed by the district court where she had failed to disclose her claim as an...

Judge(s):

Phillips, Carson and Federico

Tag(s):

• 10th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Labor/Employment

McIntyre v. Fangman, et al.

• Summarized by Leo Weiss , Office of the U.S. Trustee
• 1 year 6 months ago

Citation:

23-1048 (10th Circuit, Aug 02,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

McIntyre had business disputes with Fangman. After interpleading the amount he admitted owing in a state court, he filed a pro se Chapter 13 bankruptcy in which he challenged the state court's...

Judge(s):

Matheson, Eid and Carson

Tag(s):

• 10th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Automatic Stay
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Professional Practice Areas
• Labor/Employment
• Unsecured Trade Creditors
• Sec. 362

Euna McGruder v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville

• Summarized by J. Debbeler , Bricker Graydon LLP
• 1 year 10 months ago

Citation:

No. 22-5761: File Name: 24a0089p.06 (6th Circuit, Apr 17,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

A party's judicial estoppel claim cannot create a previously unrecognized exception to the long-standing jurisdictional rule that generally appellate courts have authority to rule only on final...

Judge(s):

Batchelder, Moore and Clay, Circuit judges

Tag(s):

• 6th Circuit
• Claims
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Labor/Employment

In re: THEOS FEDRO HOLDINGS, LLC

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 3 years 2 months ago

Citation:

22-1115 (9th Circuit, Dec 12,2022) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the an order by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (BC) granting the motions to dismiss the...

Judge(s):

Gary A. Spraker; Scott H. Gan; and Julia W. Brand

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Finance and Banking
• Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
• Investment Banking
• Labor/Employment
• Small Business
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7015

In the Matter of: Jon Amberson

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 3 years 2 months ago

Citation:

21-50960 (5th Circuit, Nov 18,2022) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

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

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Ethics
• Fraud
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Compensation/Fees
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Commercial Fraud
• Finance and Banking
• Labor/Employment
• Real Estate
• Retail
• Small Business

In re: CPESAZ LIQUIDATING, INC.,

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 3 years 7 months ago

Citation:

21-1123 (9th Circuit, Jul 12,2022) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Affirming the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) discerned no abuse of discretion or err in its...

Judge(s):

William J. Lafferty III; Scott H. Gan; and Laura S. Taylor

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Corporate Governance
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Finance and Banking
• Labor/Employment
• Lender Liability
• Public Companies and Claims Trading
• Small Business
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3018(a); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8015
• 11 U.S.C § 105; 11 U.S.C § 524(e); 11 U.S.C § 1104; 11 U.S.C § 1112(b); 11 U.S.C § 1129(a)(7)

In re Murray Energy Holdings

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 3 years 8 months ago

Citation:

21-8014 (6th Circuit, Jun 03,2022) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Finding that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio (BC) did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for reconsideration filed by one creditor, Penn Line Service, Inc....

Judge(s):

Suzanne H. Bauknight; James L. Croom; and Alan C. Stout

Tag(s):

• 6th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Administrative Expense Claims
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Valuation
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Finance and Banking
• Labor/Employment
• Lender Liability
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002(b); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8003(a)(1); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8003(a)(3); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9024
• 11 U.S.C § 503(b)(9); 11 U.S.C § 502(a); 11 U.S.C § 1126(a)

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