The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the Appellant’s appeal, finding that the Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal under 28 U.SC. § 158(d)(1) because the district court’s...
Where the sole owner of a bankruptcy company pledged his "2015 Federal tax refund" as collateral for a debtor-in-possession loan in a Chapter 11 case, the Third Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy...
The Third Circuit held the Bankruptcy Court had constitutional authority to confirm a reorganization plan containing third party releases of RICO/fraud claims by a lender against the debtor's...
The debtor waived its right to appeal the Bankruptcy Court's decision by entering into a stipulation that was silent as to appeals and provided that if the Bankruptcy Court determined that debtor...
A bankruptcy court does not have authority to prohibit a debtor from bringing a claim for damages under 11 U.S.C. § 362(k). Section 362(k) creates a private cause of action.
The Chapter 13 debtor's appeals were dismissed as MOOT because the bankruptcy court's orders denying confirmation of her chapter 13 plan and dismissing the petition were not final, appealable...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirmed the dismissal of the complaint because of lack of jurisdiction and, because, as to the claims alleging coercion, the statute of limitations...
Sixth Circuit affirmed the District Court's denial of a motion to terminate a defendant's civil-contempt sanctions in accordance with U.S.C. Section 1826. The Sixth Circuit found that because the...
Lawyer failed to establish Article III standing to appeal bankruptcy court's order approving trustee's final report because lawyer failed to show that it suffered an injury in fact.
