The 8th Circuit affirmed the ruling of the U.S. District Court (E.D. Ark.), which affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court that state court award of attorneys' fees was nondischargeable....
Elliott v. General Motors LLC (In re Motors Liquidation Co.), Case Nos. 15-2844, 15-2847, 15-2848 (2d Cir. N.Y. July 13, 2016).
Ruling:
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the debtor, General Motors Corporation ("Old GM"), had an obligation to provide notice to vehicle owners with defects of which Old GM knew or...
Summarized by Robert Stenzhorn , Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.
9 years 9 months ago
Citation:
Marshall v. Honeywell Technology Systems Inc. No. 14-7190 (July 12, 2016)
Ruling:
The district court did not abuse its discretion in holding that the Debtor's non-disclosure of the underlying discrimination complaint on the ground of judicial estoppel, stemming from her failure...
Judge(s):
Before Karen LeCraft Henderson and Thomas B. Griffith, Circuit Judges, and Senior Circuit Judge A. Raymond Randolph.
Senior Circuit Judge Randolph filed the opinion of the Court, with a reasoned dissent by Circuit Judge Griffith.
The BAP for the 9th Circuit affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court (E.D. Ca.) finding no abuse of discretion in approving a final fee application for debtor's former counsel through a...
Summarized by Dean Langdon , DelCotto Law Group PLLC
9 years 10 months ago
Citation:
File Name 16a0324n.06; Docket No. 15-3146
Ruling:
In an unpublished opinion, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the ruling of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel in In re Royal Manor Management, Inc., 525 B.R. 338 (B.A.P. 6th Cir. 2015),...
Monge v. Rojas (In the Matter of Monge), No. 15-50180, (5th Cir. June 14, 2016)
Ruling:
The district court did not err by overruling unopposed objections to the bankruptcy court's proposed findings of fact and conclusion of law; the district court properly considered the merits of the...
Rich Dad Operating Company, LLC v. Zubrod, et al. (In re Rich Global, LLC), Case No. 15-8103 (10th Cir. June 14, 2016) (unpublished)
Ruling:
An appeal is not moot if a court can offer even partial relief and while a majority of courts hold that a settlement of claims can qualify as a sale of property under § 363, whether to impose...
In re Sobczak-Slomczewski, Case No. 15-1162 (7th Cir. Jun. 13, 2016)
Ruling:
Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8002(a)(1), which requires that a notice of appeal shall be filed within 14 days of a bankruptcy court's order, is a mandatory jurisdictional rule.
Summarized by James Webster , Law Office of James Portman Webster, PLLC
9 years 10 months ago
Citation:
-- F.3d -- (BAP 9th Cir. June 2, 2016) NOT FOR PUBLICATION
Ruling:
Affirmed Bankruptcy Court's dismissal of bankruptcy for cause due to not following the requirement to obtain a Credit Counseling Certificate by the terms required by statute. Additionally, the...
