Summarized by Laura Bartell , Wayne State University Law School
10 years 4 months ago
Citation:
No. 15-8013 (6th Cir. BAP Jan. 11, 2016)
Ruling:
Reversed decision of Bankruptcy Court for the W.D. Mich. that plaintiff failed to establish that his debt (based on Debtor's action in punching plaintiff in face) was nondischargeable under 11 USC...
Judge(s):
Delk, Humphrey and Lloyd, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel judges
Summarized by Paul Hage , Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP
10 years 4 months ago
Citation:
In re Martin (6th Cir. BAP Dec. 16, 2015)
Ruling:
Bankruptcy court did not err in granting creditor stay relief to continue litigation against the Debtor in pending state court action. Applying the factors set forth in In re Sonnax Industries,...
Summarized by Dean Langdon , DelCotto Law Group PLLC
10 years 5 months ago
Citation:
File Name 15a0778n.06; Docket No. 14-3790
Ruling:
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reserved in part pending certification of a question to the Ohio Supreme Court. The Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of claims alleging...
File Name15a1252p.06; Case No. 15-1323, U.S. Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit (Oct. 22, 2015)
Ruling:
A voicemail by a student loan credit collection agency to a business owned by someone who owes student loan debt which simply provides the name of the caller, a reference number and the creditor's...
Judge(s):
Rogers and Donald, Circuit Court Judges, and Rose, District Judge, sitting by designation.
Summarized by Dean Langdon , DelCotto Law Group PLLC
10 years 7 months ago
Citation:
15a0662n.06; Docket No. 15-5159
Ruling:
Affirming the district court ruling below, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held a prior landlord's letter to the debtor's attorney and mother threatening criminal prosecution did not fall within...
Summarized by Laura Bartell , Wayne State University Law School
10 years 7 months ago
Citation:
No. 13-2489 (6th Cir. Sept. 21, 2015)
Ruling:
Administrative expenses are allowable under Section 503(b) to creditors who make a substantial contribution in a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Summarized by Jason Stitt , Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
10 years 9 months ago
Citation:
No. 14-4097 (6th Cir. August 17, 2015)
Ruling:
The Sixth Circuit affirmed dismissal of claims brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") because the claims were facially barred by the FDCPA's one-year statute of limitations...
Sixth Circuit affirmed District Court's grant of summary judgment to mortgagee Bank of America (BOA) finding that the District Court properly found that BOA complied with Michigan's statutory...
The Bankruptcy Court erred in reducing mortgage balances by the amount the secured lender would have received under Chapter 13 plan had creditor filed proofs of claim. The Secured creditor's liens...
The Sixth Circuit BAP affirms the order of the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Ohio dismissing the debtor's chapter 13 case, finding that the decisions to dismiss was not an abuse of...
