The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: (1) affirmed financial sanctions ordered by the bankruptcy court and ratified by the district court on doctors who asserted causes of action placed...
Judge(s):
Jerry E. Smith; Patrick E. Higginbotham; and James C. Ho
Concluding that the law of the state of a debtor's prepetition domicile governs an exemption claim, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (BAP) reversed the decision of the U.S....
Judge(s):
Cathleen D. Parker; Terrence L. Michael; and William T. Thurman
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed an award of nearly $90,000 in fees and costs by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (BC) to...
Judge(s):
Robert J. Faris; William J. Lafferty III; and Gary A. Spraker
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (BC) to: (1) dismiss with prejudice the adversary...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) upheld as proper the dismissal by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (BC) of claims, as set forth in...
Judge(s):
Laura S. Taylor; Robert J. Faris; and Scott H. Gan
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Circuit) both denied the motion to certify whether 5200 Enterprises Limited (Enterprises or DR) had stated a claim for continuing trespass under...
Judge(s):
Kevin C. Newsom; Adalberto J. Jordan; and Edward E. Carnes
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
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...
