A discharge granted to Chapter 13 debtors does not enjoin the state from post-discharge collection of non-dischargeable domestic support obligation, even if a portion of such obligation was...
Judge(s):
WOLLMAN and LOKEN, Circuit Judges, and NELSON (D. Minn,, sitting by designation)
(1)Bankruptcy court had post-confirmation jurisdiction to adjudicate dispute over interpretation of contract assumed by debtor during bankruptcy-if Netflix had been permitted to stream films before...
Judge(s):
Reena Raggi and Raymond J. Lohler, Jr., Circuit Judges, and Joan M. Azrack, District Judge for E.D.N.Y. sitting by designation
Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal by the District Court of a malpractice lawsuit brought by plaintiffs against their former chapter 11 bankruptcy attorney, on grounds that the lawsuit was barred...
Affirming the bankruptcy court's decision that plaintiff had failed to carry her burden of proving that a judgment debt, awarded as damages for an accident that occurred while the debtor allegedly...
Settlement of cause of action between plaintiff and defendant where defendant agrees to a judgment in the full amount of the claim and assigns its claim against its insurer (who has declined...
A settlement agreement is not a judicial decision and thus, does not give rise to issue preclusion and defending a case on the basis of a release is an affirmative defense that must be raised in a...
The evidentiary record did not support a finding that the bankruptcy court had committed reversible error by entering judgment in favor of the debtor in nondischargeability litigation. The BAP will...
Rule 60(b) relief is extraordinary and may only be granted in exceptional circumstances and is not properly granted where a party merely revisits the original issues and seeks to challenge the...
Where a bankruptcy attorney forges his clients’ signatures, omits material assets of which he is aware, and commits extensive perjury regarding these actions, he is not entitled to remain in the...
