The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order confirming a debtor/appellee's chapter 11 plan over objections by an appellant/unsecured creditor. The...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (BC) converting the chapter 11 case of NTI-NC Inc. (DR), both...
Judge(s):
Julia W. Brand; Frederick P. Corbit; and William J. Lafferty III
The Court of Appeals held that the bankruptcy court’s handling of approval of the settlement of class claims, “predicated on 28 U.S.C. § 1334(a) or (b), rather than in the court where the...
Judge(s):
Judge Edith H. Jones, Judge James C. Ho, and Judge Cory T. Wilson
The 5th Circuit vacated and remanded the bankruptcy and district court judgments with instructions to dismiss. It held that the bankruptcy court lacked jurisdiction to approve post-confirmation...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that 11 U.S.C.§§ 105(a) and 1123(b)(6), and prior Second Circuit authority, permit Purdue Pharma L.P. and related entities to include...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the denial of the serial debtor's chapter 13 plan and dismissal of the case with a 2-year ban on filing a bankruptcy petition.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's orders dismissing a chapter 11 case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) and denying a creditor's pending motions...
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the award of more than $9.5M in damages to third party TRG Venture Two LLC (“TRG”) caused by creditor Fidelity and Deposit Company’s (“Fidelity”) pursuit of...
Judge(s):
Scudder (opinion author), Kirsch, and Jackson-Akiwumi
The bankruptcy court did not err overruling Debtor's objection to claim because the Debtor was bound by an earlier agreement with Secured Creditor for the amount of post-petition interest and late...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the August 31, 2022, order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (DC) affirming a June 18, 2022, order...
