WEC 98C-3 LLC v. SFA Holdings Inc.

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 8 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

23-1489 (7th Circuit, Apr 24,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Reviewing a non-bankruptcy judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (DC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) held an original mortgagee's...

Judge(s):

Candace Jackson-Akiwumi; Diane Wood; and Thomas Kirsch

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims
• Professional Practice Areas
• Finance and Banking
• Lender Liability
• Retail
• Small Business

Avion Funding v. GFS Industries

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 8 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

23-50237 (5th Circuit, Apr 17,2024) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

Joining the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and diverging from some bankruptcy courts, including the one below, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) held that, in...

Judge(s):

Stuart K. Duncan; Stephen A. Higginson; and Patrick Higginbotham

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Business Reorganization
• Small Business
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a); 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d); 11 U.S.C. § 1181(a)
• (c); 11 U.S.C. § 1182(1); 11 U.S.C. § 1191(a)
• (b); 11 U.S.C. § 1192

Szanto v. Amborn (In re Szanto)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 8 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 22-60015 (9th Circuit, Apr 17,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in awarding compensation to a law firm for work performed in a Singapore proceeding. The...

Judge(s):

O'Scannlain, Fernandez, and Silverman

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Administrative Expense Claims
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• 11 U.S.C. § 330

IN RE: LIVELIFE, LLC V. BAY POINT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, ET AL

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 8 months 4 weeks ago

Citation:

23-15815 (9th Circuit, Apr 11,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

As had the tria, court below, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed orders issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (BC) that denied the claim of...

Judge(s):

Mary H. Murguia; Salvador Mendoza Jr.; and Ana de Alba

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Practice Areas
• Finance and Banking
• Real Estate
• Small Business
• Unsecured Trade Creditors
• 11 U.S.C. § 541; 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)(1); 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)(3)

Charitable DAF Fund v. Highland Cap. Mgmt., L.P. (In re Highland Cap. Mgmt., L.P.)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 9 months 4 days ago

Citation:

No. 22-11036 (5th Circuit, Apr 04,2024) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held a bankruptcy court erred in sanctioning a law firm and its client by shifting $239,655 in legal fees. The fee-shifting amounted to a criminal...

Judge(s):

Dennis, Engelhardt, and Oldham

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Practice and Procedure
• 11 U.S.C. § 105(a)

In re: SC SJ HOLDINGS, LLC; FMT SJ, LLC

• Summarized by Michael Myers , Ballard Spahr LLP
• 9 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

23-1731 (3rd Circuit, Mar 28,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court and Bankruptcy Court holdings that the chapter 11 debtors' motion to bring malpractice claims against their bankruptcy counsel was...

Judge(s):

SHWARTZ, RENDELL, and AMBRO

Tag(s):

• 3rd Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Practice Areas
• Business Reorganization
• Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9024
• 11 USC 1127; 11 USC 1144

Jaurigui v. Mover (In re Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Inc.)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 9 months 1 week ago

Citation:

No. 23-60028 (9th Circuit, Mar 27,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's post-trial judgment excepting a debt from discharge. A dissenting judge would have remanded on one issue-whether the...

Judge(s):

GRABER, GOULD, and FORREST

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Fraud
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(B)
• 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)

Triumphant Gold v. Matloff

• Summarized by Caleb Chaplain , U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
• 9 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

23-10698 (5th Circuit, Mar 20,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

The Fifth Circuit found that the questions on appeal to the district court (from a bankruptcy court’s order denying a complaint filed under both section 523 and section 727) contained questions...

Judge(s):

Stewart, Clement, Ho

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 727

GMAG v. Janvey

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 9 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

22-10429 & 22-10235 (5th Circuit, Mar 20,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

In this non-bankruptcy opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (DC) not to award a...

Judge(s):

Leslie H. Southwick; James L. Dennis; and Carl E. Stewart

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Fraud
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Practice and Procedure
• Preferences
• Valuation
• Professional Practice Areas
• Commercial Fraud
• Finance and Banking
• Investment Banking
• Lender Liability

Weinhoffer v. Davie Shoring

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 9 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

23-30566 (5th Circuit, Mar 19,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed in part and Reversed in part

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the judgment in favor of a seller, Offshore Specialty Fabricators, LLC (Seller), who had sued the highest bidder at auction for...

Judge(s):

Don Willett; Cory T. Wilson; and Irma Carrillo Ramirez

Tag(s):

• 5th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Asset Sales
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Practice and Procedure
• Valuation
• Small Business
• 11 U.S.C § 363

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