Big Shoulders Capital LLC v. San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 1 week 3 days ago

Citation:

19-3234; 19-3428; 19-3516; 20-1053; and 20-1503 (7th Circuit, Sep 03,2021) Published

Case Status:

Dismissed

Ruling:

Resolving a "labyrinth of appeals" stemming from a prepetition breach of contract claim brought by one company against two subsidiaries of an admitted "single enterprise" in federal court based on...

Judge(s):

Michael B. Brennan; Michael Y. Scudder; and Thomas Kirsch

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Professional Practice Areas
• Commercial Fraud
• Finance and Banking
• Lender Liability
• Public Companies and Claims Trading
• Small Business
• NA
• NA

In re SSRE HOLDINGS, LLC

• Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
• 2 weeks 4 days ago

Citation:

BAP No. CC-21-1027-SGF (9th Circuit, Aug 26,2021) Not Published

Case Status:

Reversed

Ruling:

BAP for 9th Circuit reversed ruling of bankruptcy court (CD Cal.) dismissing chapter 11 case. BAP ruled that limited liability operating agreement provided manager with “full, complete, and...

Judge(s):

Spraker, Gan, Faris

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Corporate Governance
• Practice and Procedure
• Small Business
• § 1112

In re LTC Holdings, INC.

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 1 month 10 hours ago

Citation:

20-3057 (3rd Circuit, Aug 18,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

In a case pitting a surety that had secured the completion of a project for the U.S. upon the default of the debtors (DRs) per a performance bond against the DRs' first lien creditor, the Third...

Judge(s):

D. Brooks Smith; Paul B. Matey; and D. Michael Fisher

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Legislation
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Finance and Banking
• Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
• Lender Liability
• Real Estate
• Small Business
• Uniform Commercial Code/Article 9
• Unsecured Trade Creditors
• 11 U.S.C. § 509

In re VeroBLue Farms USA, Inc.

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 1 month 1 week ago

Citation:

19-3413, 19-3487 (8th Circuit, Aug 05,2021) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

Albeit agreeing with the district court that it (as well as itself) had statutory subject matter jurisdiction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Panel) concluded that the district...

Judge(s):

James B. Loken; Steven L. Grasz; and Jonathan A. Kobes

Tag(s):

• 8th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Corporate Governance
• Court Administration
• Creditors' Committee
• Legislation
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Business Reorganization
• Finance and Banking
• Small Business
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002

Jerry Marsh v. Madison Resource Funding Group

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 1 month 3 weeks ago

Citation:

20-6018 (8th Circuit, Jul 21,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Finding no error in the ruling, made by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota (BC), on the amount of damages owed to Madison Resource Funding Corp. (Madison) by Jerry Marsh...

Judge(s):

Charles L. Nail, Jr.; Barry S. Schermer; and Thomas L. Saladino

Tag(s):

• 8th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Commercial Fraud
• Finance and Banking
• Lender Liability
• Small Business
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7052
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A); 11 U.S.C. § 101(5); 11 U.S.C. § 101(12)

In re John Finstad

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 1 month 4 weeks ago

Citation:

20-1857 (8th Circuit, Jul 21,2021) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

In this latest chapter of a long-running dispute over farmland (Property) once owned by John and Lorie Finstad (Finstads)—and their second federal appeal involving that parcel’s ownership—the...

Judge(s):

James B. Loken; William D. Benton; and Jane L. Kelly

Tag(s):

• 8th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Court Administration
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Agriculture/PACA
• Business Reorganization
• Chapter 12/Farm Cases
• Finance and Banking
• Real Estate
• Small Business
• 11 U.S.C § 105; 28 U.S.C. § 157(b); 28 U.S.C § 1334

In re Adam R. Schiller

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 2 months 15 hours ago

Citation:

21-6001 (8th Circuit, Jul 15,2021) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

Remanding to the Bankruptcy Court for District of Minnesota (BC), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (BAP) first vacate the BC's ruling denying a creditor's objection to the...

Judge(s):

Charles L. Nail, Jr.; Barry S. Schermer; and Thomas L. Saladino

Tag(s):

• 8th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Valuation
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Chapter 12/Farm Cases
• Finance and Banking
• Small Business
• Uniform Commercial Code/Article 9
• Unsecured Trade Creditors
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3002(a); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015
• 11 U.S.C § 1225(b)(1); 11 U.S.C § 1225(a)(5); 11 U.S.C § 502(b)(9); 11 U.S.C § 506(a)(1); 11 U.S.C § 548(a)(1)

Jeanette Wellers v. Peters

• Summarized by Lars Fuller , BakerHostetler
• 2 months 5 days ago

Citation:

BAP No. 20-040 (10th Circuit, Jul 13,2021) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

BAP for 10th Cir. affirmed bankruptcy court (D. Colo.) order approving settlement between Chapter 7 trustee and creditor regarding allocation of proceeds following sale of Chapter 7 debtor's home....

Judge(s):

Cornish, Michael, Hall

Tag(s):

• 10th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Practice Areas
• Real Estate
• Small Business
• Rule 9019

Trans-west, Inc. v. Jeffrey Mullins

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 2 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

20-046 (10th Circuit, Jun 30,2021) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Discerning no clear error in the post-trial factual findings of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado (BC), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) affirmed its...

Judge(s):

Tom R. Cornish; Terrence L. Michael; and Sarah A. Hall

Tag(s):

• 10th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraud
• Practice and Procedure
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Commercial Fraud
• Finance and Banking
• Small Business
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4007
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A); 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6); 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4)

In re Khabushani

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Reed Smith LLP
• 2 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

20-1243 (9th Circuit, Jun 22,2021) Not Published

Case Status:

Reversed

Ruling:

In this one of two related opinions, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) reversed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) to...

Judge(s):

Laura S. Taylor; Robert J. Faris; and William Lafferty

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Automatic Stay
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Finance and Banking
• Small Business
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4001; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014
• 11 U.S.C. § 727; 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6); 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(1)
• (2)
• (6)
• (c); 28 U.S.C. § 157; 28 U.S.C. § 1334

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