Bankruptcy court's order approving the sale of two apartment buildings and finding that purchaser was a good faith purchaser within the meaning of § 363(m) affirmed.
9th Circuit dismissed appeal, holding that it lacked jurisdiction to review district court's order, which reversed in part a bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment against a bankruptcy debtor...
The Court of Appeals reversed the District Court's Opinion and affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's decision to award no equitable relief to the Associations. Nothing on the Rhode Island Supreme Court...
Judge(s):
Lynch, Baldock (sitting by designation) and Kayatta
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed ruling of bankruptcy court denying motion for relief from stay because movants did not need relief from stay to prosecute claim in bankruptcy court. While creditor...
The Second Circuit held that a claim against a law firm for settlement proceeds received by the law firm on behalf of the client was a general unsecured claim where the law firm dissipated the...
Judge(s):
Dennis Jacobs, Robert D. Sack, and Paul A. Engelmayer (District Judge)
Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (“MVRA”) allows victim lender to recover, as restitution, legal fees incurred during the borrower's bankruptcy filing , as well as the expert and forensic...
Judge(s):
PRADO and HIGGINSON, This opinion is being entered by a quorum of this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 46(d)
Third Circuit affirmed district court's adoption of bankruptcy court's recommendation to enter judgment in favor of two inside directors where trustee failed to prove they breached their fiduciary...
Clearly, Above-All never provided in its complaint, in the Joint Pre-Trial Statement, in its opening statement, at trial, in its statement of issues, or in its appellate briefs developed arguments...
Judge(s):
Deasy, Tester and Finkle (Appeal from Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court Western Division, J. Hoffman)
The district court did not err by (1) referring "non-core" fraudulent transfer claims to the bankruptcy court for proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and (2) adopting such findings...
A purchaser of leased personal property at a foreclosure sale was not entitled to assert an administrative rent claim against the debtor where the lease was a disguised security interest, the bill...
