In re: SC SJ HOLDINGS, LLC; FMT SJ, LLC

• Summarized by Michael Myers , Ballard Spahr LLP
• 9 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

23-1731 (3rd Circuit, Mar 28,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court and Bankruptcy Court holdings that the chapter 11 debtors' motion to bring malpractice claims against their bankruptcy counsel was...

Judge(s):

SHWARTZ, RENDELL, and AMBRO

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9024
• 11 USC 1127; 11 USC 1144

Jaurigui v. Mover (In re Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Inc.)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 9 months 1 week ago

Citation:

No. 23-60028 (9th Circuit, Mar 27,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's post-trial judgment excepting a debt from discharge. A dissenting judge would have remanded on one issue-whether the...

Judge(s):

GRABER, GOULD, and FORREST

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Fraud
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(B)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)

GMAG v. Janvey

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 9 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

22-10429 & 22-10235 (5th Circuit, Mar 20,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

In this non-bankruptcy opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (DC) not to award a...

Judge(s):

Leslie H. Southwick; James L. Dennis; and Carl E. Stewart

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraud
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Practice and Procedure
• Preferences
• Valuation
• Professional Practice Areas
• Commercial Fraud
• Finance and Banking
• Investment Banking
• Lender Liability

IN RE: JEFFREY J. PROSSER

• Summarized by Bradley Pearce , Pearce Law PLLC
• 9 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

22-3456 (3rd Circuit, Mar 22,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Defendants forfeited their right to challenge the authority of a bankruptcy judge who was transferred to sit in the Bankruptcy Division of the United States District Court for the Virgin Islands by...

Judge(s):

HARDIMAN, KRAUSE, RENDELL, Circuit Judges

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Venue/Jurisdiction

IN RE: EDWIN LICUP, ET AL V. JEFFERSON AV

• Summarized by Bradley Pearce , Pearce Law PLLC
• 9 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

23-60017 (9th Circuit, Mar 08,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Due to the lack of due process resulting from the debtors' failure to include a proper mailing address for a debt, no part of the creditor's claim was discharged under 11 U.S.C. § 727.

Judge(s):

Richard R. Clifton, Holly A. Thomas, and Roopali H. Desai, Circuit Judges

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 1007
• 521(a)(1)
• 523(a)(3)(A)
• 727

Daileader v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London Syndicate 1861

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 9 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

23-690 (2nd Circuit, Mar 18,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Affirming the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (DC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Circuit) found no abuse of discretion in the DC's denial of the...

Judge(s):

John M. Walker Jr.; William J. Nardini; and Denny Chin

Tag(s):

• 2nd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Corporate Governance
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Practice Areas
• Insurance
• 11 U.S.C. § 541(c)(1)

Petr v. BMO Harris Bank N.A. (In re BMO Harris Bank N.A.)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 9 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 23-1931 (7th Circuit, Mar 15,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held the "safe harbor" of 11 U.S.C. § 546(e), which shields from avoidance certain transfers made “in connection with a securities contract,”...

Judge(s):

ST. EVE, KIRSCH, and LEE

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Finance and Banking
• Lender Liability
• 11 U.S.C. § 101(49)(A)(ii); 11 U.S.C. § 102(8); 11 U.S.C. § 544(a); 11 U.S.C. § 544(b)(1); 11 U.S.C. § 546(e); 11 U.S.C. § 550(a); 11 U.S.C. § 741(7)

Coeptis Equity Fund LLC v. Hoskins (In re Coeptis Equity Fund LLC)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 9 months 4 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 23-60001 (9th Circuit, Mar 15,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court didn't err in denying a chapter 11/subchapter V debtor's motion for relief under Fed. R. Bankr. P 9024/Fed. R. Civ. P....

Judge(s):

S. THOMAS, MCKEOWN, and CHRISTEN

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Practice and Procedure
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9024
• 11 U.S.C. § 105(a)
• 11 U.S.C. § 105(b)
• 11 U.S.C. § 1183(b)(5)
• 11 U.S.C. § 1185(a)

COEPTIS EQUITY FUND LLC V. GINA KLUMP (IN RE COEPTIS EQUITY FUND LLC)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 9 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 23-60003 (9th Circuit, Mar 15,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in approving compensation for a Subchapter V Trustee over a debtor’s objection for work...

Judge(s):

S. THOMAS, MCKEOWN, and CHRISTEN

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Asset Sales
• Practice and Procedure
• 11 U.S.C. § 330(a)(3-4)

N RE: BRUCE LEICHTY, ET AL V. ROD DANIELSON, ET AL

• Summarized by Michael Myers , Ballard Spahr LLP
• 10 months 17 hours ago

Citation:

22-55847 (9th Circuit, Mar 14,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision awarding fees to the chapter 13 debtor's attorney and modifying the chapter 13 plan to pay the fees, over the objection...

Judge(s):

CLIFTON and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN,** District Judge

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Professional Compensation/Fees
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• 11 U.S.C. § 330(a)(3)

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