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In re: LTL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Citation:
22-2003, 22-2004, 22-2005, 22-2006, 22-2007, 22-2008, 22-2009, 22-2010, 22-2011 (3rd Circuit, Jan 30,2023) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The bankruptcy case must be dismissed because the debtor is not in imminent financial distress. In determining whether a case was filed in good faith, bankruptcy courts can look at the financial...
Judge(s):
AMBRO, RESTREPO, and FUENTES
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In re TRIANGLE CAYMAN ASSET COMPANY

Citation:
19-1251, 19-1786, 20-1284 (1st Circuit, Oct 24,2022) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
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
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In re Bestwall

Citation:
21-2263 (3rd Circuit, Aug 24,2022) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Agreeing with Bestwall LLC (DR), a chapter 11 debtor in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina (BC), that it had rightly invoked collateral estoppel, the U.S. Court of...
Judge(s):
Kent A. Jordan; Cheryl A. Krause; and David J. Porter
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In re DOUGLAS A. KELLEY

Citation:
21-2850 (7th Circuit, Jul 21,2022) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Years after Douglas Kelley (TR), liquidating trustee for Petters Company, Inc.,, secured a default judgment against Capital Strategies Fund, Ltd. (CS), a recipient of funds from the “infamous”...
Judge(s):
Amy J. St. Eve; Michael B. Brennan; and Michael Y. Scudder
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5200 ENTERPRISES LIMITED vs. City of New York

Citation:
20-13753 (11th Circuit, Jan 05,2022) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Circuit) both denied the motion to certify whether 5200 Enterprises Limited (Enterprises or DR) had stated a claim for continuing trespass under...
Judge(s):
Kevin C. Newsom; Adalberto J. Jordan; and Edward E. Carnes
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In re: BankAmerica Corporation

Citation:
19-3672 (8th Circuit, Oct 08,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
More than two decades after the shareholders of NationsBank and BankAmerica first filed securities law class actions after these two merged to form Bank of America Corp. (1999) and nearly two...
Judge(s):
James B. Loken; Jane L. Kelly; and Ralph P. Erickson
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IN RE: W.R. GRACE & CO, et al.,

Citation:
20-2171 (3rd Circuit, Sep 15,2021) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The bankruptcy court (BC), the Third Circuit (Panel) resolved, had misapplied the framework limned in a prior circuit opinion for analyzing the nature of the provided services of some insurers to...
Judge(s):
Julio M. Fuentes; Peter J. Phipps; and Cheryl A. Krause
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In re Energy Future Holdings Corp.

  • Summarized by Ryan Heilman , Heilman Law PLLC
  • 3 years 1 month ago
Citation:
19-1430 (3rd Circuit, Mar 18,2020) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Third Circuit affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's ruling confirming Debtors' plan that did not include a 524(g) trust for latent asbestos claims, holding that applying Rule 3003(c)(3) complies with...
Judge(s):
KRAUSE and MATEY (Circuit Judges) and ALEJANDRO (District Judge sitting by designation)
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SEC, et al v. Stanford International Bank, et a

  • Summarized by Paul Stewart , Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
  • 3 years 9 months ago
Citation:
No. 17-10663 (5th Circuit, Jun 17,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Based on the nature of in rem jurisdiction and the limitations on the court’s and Receiver’s equitable power, the Fifth Circuit concluded that the district court lacked authority to approve the...
Judge(s):
Before JONES, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
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Claimant ID 100081155 v. BP Exploration & Prodn

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 3 years 11 months ago
Citation:
No. 18-30268 (consolidated with 18-30269, 18-30270, 18-30271, 18-30281) (5th Circuit, Apr 18,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
In non-bankruptcy case related to BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill claimants, 5th Circuit reversed and remanded ruling of U.S. District Court (E.D. La.)., ruling that district court applied improper...
Judge(s):
Reavley, Elrod, Willett
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