The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in sanctioning the reorganized debtor's attorney for causing the reorganized debtor to make "reckless and frivolous" arguments regarding the effect...
Where a decision whether to allow or disallow a claim could have preclusive effect in future litigation, an appeal of that decision is not moot despite the administrative bankruptcy case having...
Judge(s):
Honorable Lafferty, Faris, and Taylor, Bankruptcy Judges
The bankruptcy court had jurisdiction over the State of California and a California commission (the "California Parties") to determine whether the California Parties owed funds to the...
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court and the Bankruptcy Court's decision that certain "Investment Agreements" were not "Purchased Assets" assigned to Spyglass Media Group,...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the dismissal of an adversary complaint by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri (BC), that had sought...
Judge(s):
Raymond W. Gruender; William D. Benton; and Bobby E. Shepherd
Creditor's Counsel's law firm and Counsel personally liable for violation of discharge injunction by continuing garnishment proceedings on discharged debt and failing to return improperly garnished...
Judge(s):
Croom, Wise and Dales (concurringin part and dissenting in part)
In a non-bankruptcy opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the dismissal of a complaint for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for...
Judge(s):
Kenneth F. Ripple; Michael S. Kanne; and Ilana K. D. Rovner
The Eleventh Circuit held that a jury should decide whether Losch's claims that Experian negligently, but not willfully, violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to take reasonable...
A bankruptcy court's authority to enforce its own orders gives the court power to dismiss a bankruptcy petition, and to deny the debtor a discharge, if the debtor willfully fails to comply with the...
The bankruptcy court’s factual determinations are supported by the record and Tracey Nubia (“Debtor”) has not shown that the court clearly erred in valuing her residence.
Judge(s):
Honorable Gan, Klein and Taylor, Bankruptcy Judges (Hon. Christopher M. Klein sitting by designation)
