Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reserved decision of Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, which discharged debt related to civil judgment for willful and malicious injury...
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirms denial of a discharge to a debtor under Section 727(a)(4)(A) who: (i) failed to list an entity or an interest in the entity on his schedules (which entity owned...
1) A bankruptcy court cannot alter the "chapter 13 bargain" by confirming a modification to a debtor's chapter 13 plan, over the debtor's objection, that captures the appreciation to a debtor's...
Judge(s):
FARIS, BRAND, and HERCHER (the Honorable David W. Hercher, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District ofOregon, sitting by designation)
A trustee cannot use 11 USC 550(a) to "recover" fraudulently conveyed property or its value from a transferee if the transferee returned the property to the debtor pre-petition. Once fraudulently...
The district court properly dismissed the plaintiff-appellant's appeal of the bankruptcy court's dismissal of the plaintiff's dischargeability complaint due to the plaintiff-appellant's failure to...
it is for the arbitrator—not (the court)—to decide whether Willis’s TILA claim is arbitrable. It is similarly the arbitrator’s province to resolve the inconsistent procedural terms....
Judge(s):
OWEN, Chief Judge, SMITH and DENNIS, Circuit Judges
5th Circuit affirmed District Court (W.D. Tx.) grant of summary judgment in favor of creditors seeking foreclosure against former serial bankruptcy filer. Texas common law and Section 362(c)(3)(A)...
BAP for 10th Cir. affirmed bankruptcy court (D. Wyo.), which overruled objections to chapter 7 debtor's claim of millions of dollars in exemptions in entireties property. Under Wyoming law, half of...
Court cannot confirm Plan as matter of law where Plan provides for payment of secured claim but does not expressly provide that Creditor will retain lien until obligation is paid in full under...
The Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel has identified a flaw in the national Chapter 13 plan form. The BAP reversed the bankruptcy court's decision overruling an objection to confirmation and...
