In affirming the bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, the Eleventh Circuit held that plaintiff was sufficiently on notice of defendants' defenses and was not...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a district court erred in dismissing a declaratory judgment action under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. The appellant--counsel for bankruptcy...
When a confirmed Chapter 11 plan includes provisions protecting third parties from certain claims, the bankruptcy court has statutory, core jurisdiction over a complaint against the protected...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in approving a Chapter 7 Trustee's settlement of legal claims filed by Appellants against the debtor and third...
In this direct appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the ruling of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (BC) that the trustee for two...
Judge(s):
Kyle S. Duncan; Jennifer W. Elrod; and Irma C. Ramirez
In this non-precedential opinion, the Third Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court affirming the decision of the Bankruptcy Court finding in favor of the chapter 7 trustee avoiding a...
Judge(s):
CHAGARES, Chief Judge, PORTER and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court’s “Declaration Order,” which had clarified that its previous orders barred the lessor-appellant from challenging the validity of a lease...
McIntyre had business disputes with Fangman. After interpleading the amount he admitted owing in a state court, he filed a pro se Chapter 13 bankruptcy in which he challenged the state court's...
In affirming the lower courts, the Fifth Circuit holds that state court litigation in Kansas can and should proceed unaffected by a reopened chapter 7 bankruptcy case after the Chapter 7 trustee...
On the first case, the Court concluded that the bankruptcy court had jurisdiction over the fee motion but that the fee motion was untimely, and accordingly, the Court affirmed. As to the second...
