Ballard Spahr LLP v Official Committee of Equity Security Holders

• Summarized by Bradley Pearce , Pearce Law PLLC
• 1 week 6 days ago

Citation:

25-2134 (7th Circuit, Feb 27,2026) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

A claim against a debtor's bankruptcy estate that is based on an alleged oral promise by the debtor or its authorized officer to pay the debt of another must be supported by evidence sufficient to...

Judge(s):

ST. EVE, KIRSCH, and JACKSON-AKIWUMI, Circuit Judges

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims

Leonard Thomas v Corizon Health, Inc.

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 7 months 2 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 25-1275 (7th Circuit, Jul 31,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Dismissed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit dismissed Claimant’s appeal after he did not respond to Debtor’s service of documents regarding his tort claim. Proper service depends on the...

Judge(s):

Easterbrook. St. Eve, and Lee

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims
• Plan Confirmation
• Business Reorganization
• Mass Torts

USA v Brian Fenner

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 7 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

Nos. 23-2177 & 24-1089 (7th Circuit, Jul 01,2025) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed Defendants’ convictions. Rudimentary math and attention to detail do not constitute expert testimony. The allowance of summary witness...

Judge(s):

Easterbrook, Jackson-Akiwumi, and Kolar

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Fraud
• Valuation
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt

Jacqueline Sterling v Southlake Nautilus Health & Racquett Club, Incorpo

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 8 months 3 weeks ago

Citation:

No. 24-2021 (7th Circuit, Jun 20,2025) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed in part and Reversed in part

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit reversed in part and vacated in part the district court's judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s awarding of reduced attorney’s fees to Debtor...

Judge(s):

Rovner, Brennan, and St. Eve

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Professional Compensation/Fees
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• § 524

Gordon Green v. David Leibowitz

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 1 year 8 months ago

Citation:

23-2841 (7th Circuit, Jul 16,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Wading into three areas of law-the Bankruptcy Code, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), and Illinois state law—the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) concluded that the...

Judge(s):

Amy St. Eve; Thomas Kirsch; and Joshua P. Kolar

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Claims
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3); 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(C); 11 U.S.C. § 541(a); 11 U.S.C. § 704(a)

Sheldon Stone v. Citizens Equity First Credit Union

• Summarized by Stephen Falanga , Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP
• 1 year 9 months ago

Citation:

No. 23-2965 (7th Circuit, Jun 03,2024) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Finding that the text of Illinois’ version of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act set up multiple ways in which a business can be insolvent for purposes of fraudulent transfer liability, the...

Judge(s):

EASTERBROOK, JACKSON-AKIWUMI and LEE

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Practice and Procedure
• Preferences

Marilyn Marshall v. Edward Johnson

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 1 year 10 months ago

Citation:

22-04449 (7th Circuit, May 03,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Joining the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, whose decisions the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (BC) had followed, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Judge(s):

Thomas Kirsch; Frank Easterbrook; and Diane S. Sykes

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Plan Confirmation
• Practice and Procedure
• Professional Compensation/Fees
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt
• 11 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(2); 11 U.S.C. § 1141; 11 U.S.C. § 1226(a)(2); 11 U.S.C. § 1194(a)(3); 28 U.S.C. § 586(e)(2)

WEC 98C-3 LLC v. SFA Holdings Inc.

• Summarized by Amir Shachmurove , Brown Rudnick LLP
• 1 year 10 months ago

Citation:

23-1489 (7th Circuit, Apr 24,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Reviewing a non-bankruptcy judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (DC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) held an original mortgagee's...

Judge(s):

Candace Jackson-Akiwumi; Diane Wood; and Thomas Kirsch

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Claims
• Professional Practice Areas
• Finance and Banking
• Lender Liability
• Retail
• Small Business

Petr v. BMO Harris Bank N.A. (In re BMO Harris Bank N.A.)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1 year 12 months ago

Citation:

No. 23-1931 (7th Circuit, Mar 15,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held the "safe harbor" of 11 U.S.C. § 546(e), which shields from avoidance certain transfers made “in connection with a securities contract,”...

Judge(s):

ST. EVE, KIRSCH, and LEE

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Finance and Banking
• Lender Liability
• 11 U.S.C. § 101(49)(A)(ii); 11 U.S.C. § 102(8); 11 U.S.C. § 544(a); 11 U.S.C. § 544(b)(1); 11 U.S.C. § 546(e); 11 U.S.C. § 550(a); 11 U.S.C. § 741(7)

In re: Kleynerman

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 2 years 5 days ago

Citation:

No. 22-2947 (7th Circuit, Feb 27,2024) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in granting a chapter 7 debtor's motion to reopen a case to avoid a judicial lien on the debtor's LLC...

Judge(s):

EASTERBROOK, WOOD, and KIRSCH

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Practice and Procedure
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4003(b)(1); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4003(d); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014
• 11 U.S.C. §350(b); 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1); 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4)

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