The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order denying a debtor's motion to reopen his chapter 13 bankruptcy case because (1) a dismissed bankruptcy...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah’s approval of a settlement between the chapter 7 trustee and the Debtor’s estranged...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel upheld the bankruptcy court's approval of a settlement, over the objection of the debtor, between a chapter 7 trustee and creditors satisfying the...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal of an order denying relief from the automatic stay to complete a foreclosure sale as constitutionally moot. No live...
There is no bright-line rule providing that only purely factual or transcription errors in a consumer credit report, as opposed to “legal errors”, are actionable under the FCRA, and no...
The Sixth Circuit affirmed, ruling that the “Shared Responsibility Payment” for individuals who did not purchase qualifying individual health insurance plans as required by the Affordable Care...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California granting summary judgment excepting the debt...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Robert J. Faris; and Gary A. Spraker
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court and district court's (W.D. Tex) ruling that a "disclaimer" contained in an arbitration award did not inhibit the award's preclusive effect based on...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Tenth Circuit (the “BAP”) affirmed the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado's dismissal of an adversary proceeding, where the Debtor failed to...
A debtor who did not assume a lease in his chapter 13 plan and who did not disclose ownership of any business-related property in his Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs was estopped from...
