The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Circuit) dismissed the appeals of the memorandum and order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (DC) by two...
In non-precedential opinion, the Third Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision to reject an individual pro se Debtor's proposed structured dismissal and instead dismiss the Debtor's...
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
In an opinion arising out of the restructuring of Puerto Rico's public power company (PRRS and PREPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that GoldenTree Asset Management and...
Judge(s):
William J. Kayatta Jr.; O. Rogeriee Thompson; and Julie Rikelman
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Circuit) dismissed the appeal of the Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems (KERS) of the denial of its petition for leave to appeal and the...
Because the Debtor's own actions and statements to his creditor obscured the applicability of the discharge order from his prior bankruptcy - which did not list or disclose the debtor's debt owed...
The Court clarifies standards a court must apply when deciding civil action abstention motions in deference to a pending foreign bankruptcy proceeding. First, the court must find the civil action...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in concluding a debtor, who operated a property rental business, could not exempt real property from the...
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
If a chapter 11's debtor's debts exceed $5 million and the bankruptcy court has not appointed a trustee for the debtor, the bankruptcy court must appoint an examiner if the United States trustee or...
