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Roberts v. Sender, et al.

Summarizing by Bradley Pearce

In re Weinstein Company Holdings LLC

Citation:
20-1878 (3rd Circuit, May 21,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court and the Bankruptcy Court's decision that certain "Investment Agreements" were not "Purchased Assets" assigned to Spyglass Media Group,...
Judge(s):
AMBRO, KRAUSE, and PHIPPS
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In re Cambridge Land Co

Citation:
OR-20-1110-BKT and OR-20-1111-BKT (9th Circuit, Apr 02,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Defendants of malpractice claims of former Chapter 11 debtors did not have standing to object to a bankruptcy court's decision allowing the debtors to reopen their bankruptcy cases to file amended...
Judge(s):
BRAND, KLEIN, and TAYLOR, Bankruptcy Judges
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Firefighters' Retmnt, et al v. Citco Grp, et al

Citation:
20-30654 (5th Circuit, Mar 31,2021) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Pension-plan plaintiffs poured out. Fifth Circuit affirmed District Court's summary judgment for defendant entities that provided administrative and lending services to a now-bankrupt hedge fund. ...
Judge(s):
Owen, Graves, Ho
Tag(s):

In re Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.

Citation:
20-1136 (3rd Circuit, Mar 19,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
"Mutuality," as that term is used in 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, is a distinct statutory requirement that cannot be expanded by contractual or state law concepts of setoff. "Mutuality" means only...
Judge(s):
Jordan, Krause, and Restrepo
Tag(s):

Zurich American Insurance Company v. Ocwen Financial Corporation

Citation:
19-3052 (7th Circuit, Mar 12,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A creditor or debt collector who violates the bankruptcy discharge, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") was not entitled to have its...
Judge(s):
EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and WOOD
Tag(s):

Edwards Family Partnership, et al v. Johnson, et a

Citation:
20-60728 (5th Circuit, Mar 05,2021) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) reversed an order of the district court (DC), which had vacated fees awarded by the bankruptcy court (BC) to the counsel of the debtor (DR)...
Judge(s):
Jennifer W. Elrod; Don R. Willett; and Kurt D. Engelhardt
Tag(s):

Assured Gauranty Corp. v Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Citation:
20-1930 (1st Circuit, Mar 03,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) held that the judge sitting by designation on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico solely for hearing petitions under...
Judge(s):
Sandra L. Lynch; Kermit V. Lipez, and Ojetta R. Thompson
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In re COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DR

Citation:
19-1391 (1st Circuit, Mar 02,2021) Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
The Court of Appeals dismissed the Credit Unions' challenge to the Title III court's confirmation of the COFINA Plan as equitably moot.
Judge(s):
Howard and Kayata
Tag(s):

In re Tower Park Properties, LLC (Sunset Coast Holdings, LLC v. Hughes Investment Partnership, LLC)

Citation:
BAP No. CC-20-1223-GFL (9th Circuit, Feb 26,2021) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Applying an abuse of discretion standard, the BAP held that the Bankruptcy Court did not err in awarding $54,877 in attorneys' fees to a party that successfully prosecuted an unopposed motion to...
Judge(s):
GAN, FARIS, and LAFFERTY
Tag(s):

Victor Kearney v. Unsecured Creditors Committee

Citation:
19-2209 (10th Circuit, Feb 24,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirming the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held: (1) the one-time distribution of assets of two spendthrift trusts (Trsts) for which the debtor...
Judge(s):
Stephanie K. Seymour; Jane L. Kelly; and Scott M. Matheson Jr.
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