Sixth Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court's decision and found that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in modifying its order under Rule 60(b) to clarify that health insurance policies...
Judge(s):
Suhrheinrich, Batchelder and Stranch, Circuit Judges
Debtor in a involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy lacked standing to argue that the Chapter 11 trustee for a business trust formerly owned by the debtor (the "Other Trustee") violated the automatic stay...
Judge(s):
BRAND, SPRAKER (Chief Bankruptcy Judge, D. Alaska, sitting by designation), KURTZ
In determining a monetary damages award in an arbitration between two non-debtors, a court can value a capital account held by a debtor in bankruptcy since a money judgment based on that valuation...
The bankruptcy court properly disallowed a claim filed by a secured creditor that failed to comply with Arizona state law for preserving the right to a deficiency following the foreclosure. Arizona...
Judge(s):
BENTON, SHEPHERD, STRAND (N.D. Iowa, sitting by designation)
Creditor with medical malpractice claim against the debtor was allowed to file a late proof of claim, and was granted relief from stay to pursue a state court lawsuit. Evidence that Creditor had...
An appeal in a civil case from the District Court is timely under Fed. R. App. P. 4 if filed within 30 days of the order being appealed from and the failure to properly designate the order from...
Sixth Circuit BAP affirmed Bankruptcy Court's order granting summary judgment for the creditor in a non-dischargeability case under Section 523(a)(6) determining that a jury verdict in U.S....
Judge(s):
Delk, Preston and Wise, Bankruptcy Appellate Judges
In affirming the district court and bankruptcy court, the 11th Circuit held that 11 U.S.C. 707(b) applies to a petition that was initially filed under Chapter 13 but later converted to a petition...
Once a final judgment was entered by default against a partnership, with its former general partners' knowledge, they were not entitled to have that judgment set aside after prevailing on a related...
