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Burgess v. Coffey (In re Wasson Properties, Inc.)

  • Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
  • 8 years 2 months ago
Citation:
BAP No. WO-17-020 (10th Circuit, Dec 15,2017) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
BAP for 10th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (W.D. Okla.) denying creditors' claim for breach of contract. Bankruptcy court properly considered parole evidence under Oklahoma contract...
Judge(s):
Karlin, Somers, Jacobvitz
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Garner v. Pillar Life Settlement Fund I, L.P. (In the Matter of Life Partners, Inc.)

Citation:
16-11436 (5th Circuit, Nov 29,2017) Not Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
The appeal was dismissed as moot because the appellants failed to appeal the bankruptcy court's order confirming a Chapter 11 plan. The plan incorporated a Settlement Agreement that extinguished...
Judge(s):
BARKDALE, DENNIS, CLEMENT
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Haffey v. Crocker

  • Summarized by Dean Langdon , DelCotto Law Group PLLC
  • 8 years 3 months ago
Citation:
15-8018/8027 (6th Circuit, Nov 28,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Sixth Circuit BAP held the notice provided by the Bankruptcy Court's order of May 29, 2015 was not reasonably calculated to give the Debtor notice of what issues would be considered at June 2,...
Judge(s):
Humphrey, Opperman and Preston. Opinion by Preston
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Schepis v. Burtch (In re Pursuit Capital Management, LLC)

  • Summarized by Stephen Falanga , Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP
  • 8 years 4 months ago
Citation:
No. 16-3953 (Pursuit Capital Mgmt. Fund I, L.P. v. Burtch (In re Pursuit Capital Mgmt., LLC), 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 20889) (3rd Circuit, Oct 24,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
In this precedential ruling, the Third Circuit ruled that Section 363(m) moots a challenge to a trustee's sale of avoidance actions because the appellant did not obtain a stay pending appeal and a...
Judge(s):
JORDAN, KRAUSE, Circuit Judges and RICHARD G. STEARNS, District Judge sitting by designation
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Zazzali v. U.S.A. (In re DBSI, Inc.)

Citation:
16-35597 (9th Circuit, Aug 31,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Section 106(a)(1) abrogates sovereign immunity, allowing bankruptcy trustees to sue the United States under state fraudulent transfer law for prepetition tax payments. Disagreeing with the Seventh...
Judge(s):
Hawkins, Gould, Paez
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Twin City Pipe Trades Service Asso., Inc. v. Wenner Quality Services, Inc.

Citation:
16-1791 (8th Circuit, Aug 29,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
In a case with the thinnest of connections to bankruptcy (the owners of the corporate defendant filed for bankruptcy relief; Sara Wenner then was dismissed from the federal ERISA litigation), the...
Judge(s):
SMITH, COLLOTON, KELLY
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Netflix, Inc. v. Relativity Media, LLC (In re Relativity Fashion, LLC)

  • Summarized by Joel Levitin , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
  • 8 years 6 months ago
Citation:
16-3282-bk (2nd Circuit, Aug 22,2017) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
(1)Bankruptcy court had post-confirmation jurisdiction to adjudicate dispute over interpretation of contract assumed by debtor during bankruptcy-if Netflix had been permitted to stream films before...
Judge(s):
Reena Raggi and Raymond J. Lohler, Jr., Circuit Judges, and Joan M. Azrack, District Judge for E.D.N.Y. sitting by designation
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LA County Treasurer & Tax Collector v. Mainline Equipment, Inc.

Citation:
15-60069 (9th Circuit, Jul 31,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
California personal property tax liens may be avoided in bankruptcy even if the tax collector records tax delinquency certificates ("Tax Certificates") with the appropriate County Recorder because...
Judge(s):
WARDLAW, CALLAHAN, GORDON J. QUIST (W.D. Mich., sitting by designation)
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Arrow Oil & Gas, Inc. v. J. Aron & Company (In re Semcrude L.P.)

  • Summarized by Daniel Waxman , KEWA Financial Inc.
  • 8 years 7 months ago
Citation:
15-3094, 15-3095, 15-3096, 15-3097, 15-3121, 15-3123, 15-3124, (3rd Circuit, Jul 19,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Oil producers failed to perfect their security interests in extracted oil under state law and/or the downstream purchasers of that oil acquired the oil free and clear of any security interests as...
Judge(s):
Ambro, Jordan and Fisher
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Cowin v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (In the Matter of Cowin)

Citation:
15-20600, 16-20100 (consolidated) (5th Circuit, Jul 18,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
1. Trial evidence that debtor (Corwin) cause companies that he controlled to use contracts containing language contrary to Texas tax lien foreclosure law was sufficient to establish that Corwin had...
Judge(s):
WIENER, CLEMENT, HIGGINSON
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