The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the authority of a bankruptcy judge to impose conditions on the voluntary, but with prejudice, dismissal of an adversary...
Judge(s):
Scott W. Dales; Randal S. Mashburn; and Tracey N. Wise
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington (BC) concluding that those portions of a...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Julia W. Brand; and Gary A. Spraker
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the grant of summary judgment by the U.S. District Court for Southern District of Indiana (DC) to Southwest Credit Systems (SW),...
Judge(s):
Daniel A. Manion; Diane P. Wood; and Michael B. Brennan
Per curiam, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the opinion of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (DC) affirming adjudication of claims for...
Judge(s):
Patrick E. Higginbotham; Stephen A. Higginson; and S. Kyle Duncan
Affirming the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern District of Illinois (DC and BC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) found: (1) it lacked jurisdiction to...
Judge(s):
Diane S. Sykes; Joel Flaum; and Michael B. Brennan
Acknowledging that under Florida law, any deviation from a debtor's legal name in a financing statement renders the statement "seriously misleading" unless a search of the Florida Secured...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) affirmed a bankruptcy court's decision that valued the claim of a couple (CRs) at $458,470 and found it nondischargeable under §...
Judge(s):
Dale L. Somers; Robert H. Jacobvitz; and Janice D. Lloyd
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the grant of appellees' motion for summary judgment as to certain claims and the dismissal of any others by the U.S. Bankruptcy...
In affirming the ruling of the district court, the Eleventh Circuit held that personal injury claimant and his wife received sufficient notice of non-debtor releases included in chapter 11 debtor's...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's summary judgment ruling in favor of plaintiff on plaintiff's non-dischargeability claims under sections 523(a)(2)(A) and...
