The court first consider the choice-of-law issue. The court rejected the Nurseries’ arguments that the district court erred
in determining the law applicable to the parties’ lien dispute. On...
Bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion when denying requests to extend the deadline by claimant because claimant failed to prove excusable neglect.
In this consolidated appeal, the Court of Appeals affirmed the Bankruptcy Court decisions to dismiss two claims brought by a creditor derivatively on behalf of the Chapter 7 Trustee: a claim...
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Or.) denying non-debtor principal's claim objection against secured creditor who had not filed proof of claim. Secured creditor did not...
Bankruptcy case was properly dismissed because debtor failed to obtain credit counseling, to timely make plan payments, and to file required tax returns.
Applying the alter-ego test of the NLRA, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the District Court's finding that the defendant is an alter-ego of a related bankrupt company for purposes of pension fund...
A state court judgment for malicious prosecution was entitled to preclusive effect so that the debtor's state court malicious prosecution judgment was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)....
