Creditor was not entitled to summary judgment on her § 523(a)(6) claim, based upon a prepetition malicious prosecution judgment against the Debtor. Although it was a "very close call," the...
Summarized by Robert Stenzhorn , Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.
10 years 9 months ago
Citation:
No. 14-7048 : Stevenson v. First Am. Title Ins. Co. (D.C. Cir., 2015)
Ruling:
Affirming the Bankruptcy and District Courts that mortgagor, with actual knowledge of flaws in its execution of the controlling documents, is entitled to equitable subrogation as a matter of D. C....
Judge(s):
Senior Circuit Judge David B. Sentelle, Circuit Judges Thomas B. Griffith and Brett N. Kavanaugh. The Opinion for the Court filed by Judge Kavanaugh.
Chapter 13 Debtors lacked standing to assert claims against lenders and loan servicer defendants based on alleged violations of a home mortgage trust’s pooling and servicing agreement.
9th Cir. Bankruptcy Appellate Case No. CC-14-1362-TaDPa (May 5, 2015)
Ruling:
The 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") ruled that a bankruptcy court may relay on the issue preclusion effect of an existing state court judgment; however, the bankruptcy court must...
Summarized by Eric Madden , Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
10 years 10 months ago
Citation:
Wagner v. Wagner (In re William Philip Wagner), No. CO-13-043 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2015) (unpublished)
Ruling:
The Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel determined that bankruptcy court's findings in support of its decision to deny the debtor's discharge were not clearly erroneous and, therefore,...
Judge(s):
Hon. William T. Thurman, Hon. Tom R. Cornish, and Hon. Robert H. Jacobvitz
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") vacated the bankruptcy court's summary judgment decision to revoke the debtor's discharge. Section 727(e) is a non-waivable statute of repose,...
CC-14-1365-KiKuD (9th Cir. BAP) April 6, 2015; Not for Publication
Ruling:
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling in part and vacated it in part. The BAP affirmed the denial of the Debtor's motion in relation to...
9th Cir. BAP Case No. CC-14-1346-TaDPa (March 3, 2015)
Ruling:
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel determined, as a matter of law, that the claims commenced post-petition accrued pre-petition; therefore, the claims were property of the estate. The...
The Circuit Court previously concluded that the application of section 282(2) to New York’s rent stabilization laws raised an unresolved question of New York law and certified the question to the...
2:11-cv-01263-RSL (9th CA February 27, 2015) Not for Publication
Ruling:
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded to the District Court with instructions to reinstate the partial discharge ordered by the bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy court's judgment...
Judge(s):
BEA and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges, and KOBAYASHI, District Judge.
