Summarized by Samuel Mushell , Americans United for Government Reform
13 years 2 months ago
Citation:
Bankruptcy Case No. 11-17703-WCH
Ruling:
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit affirmed the Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court's granting of summary judgment in favor of the Chapter 7 trustee, allowing him to preserve an...
Summarized by Hale Lake , Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
13 years 2 months ago
Citation:
Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance v. OPK Biotech, LLC (In re PBBPC, Inc.), BAP No. MB-12042 (1st Cir. B.A.P. Jan. 17, 2013)
Ruling:
The First Circuit B.A.P., adopting the expansive definition of “interest” in Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, held that “interest” in Section 363(f) includes all obligations that may...
In re Little, No. MW 12-029 (B.A.P. 1st Cir. Jan. 4, 2013).
Ruling:
Affirming the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (the "bankruptcy court"), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit (the "BAP") held that the bankruptcy...
Summarized by Samuel Mushell , Americans United for Government Reform
13 years 3 months ago
Citation:
11-10672-FJB (unpublished)
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the 1st Circuit affirmed a Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court's ruling, which held that a creditor's untimely filing of a motion objecting to discharge had lapsed....
Formatech, Inc. v. Sovereign Bank, et al. (In re Formatech, Inc.), No. MW 12-012 (1st Cir. B.A.P. December 7, 2012))
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit ("BAP") entered an order DIMISSING the appeal initiated by Formatech, Inc., the debtor and appellant ("Debtor" or "Formatech"), subsequent to...
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, No. EP 12-015, December 5, 2012
Ruling:
The Court affirmed the bankruptcy court's ruling that a debt was non-dischargeable under the false financial statement provisions of Code sec. 523(a)(2)(B). Focusing solely on the standards of...
Summarized by Hale Lake , Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
13 years 4 months ago
Citation:
Redondo Constr. Corp. v. Puerto Rico Highway & Transp. Auth. (In re Redondo Constr. Corp.), No. 12-1326 (1st Cir. Nov. 21, 2012)
Ruling:
The First Circuit remanded the matter to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico to vacate a judgment entered by bankruptcy court and affirmed by the district court and for...
Raso v. Fahey (In re Fahey), No. 12-028 (B.A.P. 1st Cir. Nov. 20, 2012)
Ruling:
Concluding that the debtor acted in the a fiduciary capacity as an ERISA fiduciary, as well as a fiduciary of a technical trust under common law, the BAP reversed the order of the Bankruptcy Court...