Under 28 U.S.C. § 1961(a), a judgment entered by a bankruptcy court in an adversary proceeding must include post-judgment interest because a bankruptcy court is a unit of the district court (28...
Vacating and affirming in part the rulings of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (DC), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Circuit) vacated the DC's ruling that the...
Judge(s):
William j. Nardini; Sarah A. L. Merriam; and Gary S. Katzmann
Given that RFC's bankruptcy settlements were reasonable and entered into in good faith, the Eighth Circuit affirmed most of the judgment. The court agreed that the Client Guide granted RFC the...
The Fifth Circuit affirmed dismissal of the constructive fraud claims related to the settlement releases because the Delaware judgment established that reasonably equivalent value was given in...
The Fifth Circuit declined to invoke equitable mootness, as its review would not "affect the rights of parties not before the Court or the success of the plan." The Court then rejected the...
Judge(s):
Before Weiner, Graves, and Duncan, Circuit Judges. Stuart Kyle Duncan, Circuit Judge, authored the opinion.
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the bankruptcy court's order denying recusal as well as the court's order granting defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff debtor's adversary...
Judge(s):
Gary A. Spraker; Scott H. Gan; and Robert J. Faris
In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit held that a creditor's new value defense available under section 547(c)(4)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code is not offset by "otherwise unavoidable...
Judge(s):
Wilson and Lagoa, Circuit Judges and Martinez, District Judge
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Circuit) reached a third set of conclusions, deeming the decision of Transit Wireless LLC (Transit) to use the remote fiber nodes (Nodes) that it...
Judge(s):
Kent A. Jordan; L. Felipe Restrepo; and David J. Porter
Revocation of Trust (whether voluntary or involuntary) constitutes fraudulent transfer as to creditors of Trust as revocation removes assets from reach of creditors of Trust.
Judge(s):
Thapar, and Sutton (Majority); Batchelder (Dissenting)
Applying the plain meaning to the court-approved contingency fee agreement, the Court REVERSED, in part, concluding that certain categories of "damages" awarded by an Arbitrator should have been...
