The pyschotherapist-patient privilege is limited to communications between a witness and his or her psychotherapist. A witness who claims to be unable to give accurate testimony because he or she...
Reversing the ruling below, the Seventh Circuit found "disbursement" to be an "expansive term" covering all payments made by or for a debtor, including direct payments to revolving lines of credit....
Affirmed District Court judgment dismissing Plaintiff/former debtor's contract and tort claims against creditors that foreclosed on former debtor's condo, and granting partial summary judgment on...
Sixth Circuit affirmed the District Court's denial of a motion to terminate a defendant's civil-contempt sanctions in accordance with U.S.C. Section 1826. The Sixth Circuit found that because the...
Lawyer failed to establish Article III standing to appeal bankruptcy court's order approving trustee's final report because lawyer failed to show that it suffered an injury in fact.
Affirmed entry of final decree in individual chapter 11 case, over the objection of an incarcerated pro se debtor. Debtor appealed, claiming his due process rights had been violated because he was...
Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded ruling of district court (SD Tex.), which affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court determining that creditors satisfied Fifth Circuit's "informal proof of claim"...
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy (D. Nev.) in 2-1 split, concluding Nevada's "one-action
rule" renders a creditor's deed of trust void if, prior to the completion of the...
Chapter 11 Trustee lacked Article III standing to pursue a claim where the Debtor actually benefited from the alleged fraud/negligence and the Debtor did not suffer an injury.
Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel dismissed appeal by a creditor of an interim fee award granted to
Debtor's counsel finding that: (i) the interim fee award was not a final order, and...
