The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the dismissal of the decision of the circuit's Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) to affirm the partial dismissal of an adversary...
Judge(s):
Sidney R. Thomas; Gabriel P. Sanchez; and Consuelo Callahan
Reviewing a non-bankruptcy judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (DC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) held an original mortgagee's...
Judge(s):
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi; Diane Wood; and Thomas Kirsch
In this non-bankruptcy opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (DC) not to award a...
Judge(s):
Leslie H. Southwick; James L. Dennis; and Carl E. Stewart
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held the "safe harbor" of 11 U.S.C. § 546(e), which shields from avoidance certain transfers made “in connection with a securities contract,”...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (DC) for the same reasons cited by the latter in its order...
Judge(s):
Paul J, Kelly Jr.; Scott Matheson Jr.; and Allison H. Eid
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's order dismissing Appellant's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claim against a debt collector Appellee acting on behalf...
The claim of Huntington National Bank (HNB) against its insurer for the denial of insurance coverage for HNB's settlement of a fraudulent transfer proceeding brought by the bankruptcy trustee of a...
In light of the answer of the California Supreme Court (CASC) to one certified state law question - "yes," section 1759 of the California Public Utilities Code (CPUC) preempts a negligence claim...
Judge(s):
Danny J. Boggs; John B. Owens; and Michelle T. Friedland
Vacating and affirming in part the rulings of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (DC), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Circuit) vacated the DC's ruling that the...
Judge(s):
William j. Nardini; Sarah A. L. Merriam; and Gary S. Katzmann
In an opinion affirming a contempt finding by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (BC) affirmed by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (DC),...
Judge(s):
Michael Y. Scudder; Thomas Kirsch; and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi
