Limning factors relevant to a decision to reopen or reconsider, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the orders, issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District...
Judge(s):
Robert E. Bacharach; Allison H. Eid; and Veronica S. Rossman
Applying the plain meaning to the court-approved contingency fee agreement, the Court REVERSED, in part, concluding that certain categories of "damages" awarded by an Arbitrator should have been...
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) affirmed the bankruptcy court's sanctions award against an attorney for the chapter 7 debtor company and its non-debtor principal based on the...
In a per curiam opinion, like the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (DC), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the decision of the U.S....
Judge(s):
Edith H. Jones; Stephen A. Higginson; and Kyle S. Duncan
BAP for 9th Cir. affirmed in part and reversed in part ruling of bankruptcy court (D. Nev.) overruling chapter 7 trustee's objection to unsecured claim. Indian Tribe held valid sales tax claim...
A chapter 7 debtor whose estate is insolvent lacks standing to object to any claim if the estate is insolvent because the debtor will not be affected by the outcome of the claims litigation.
The Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) denied a motion for leave to appeal an interlocutory ruling overruling an objection to employment of debtors' counsel. The BAP held the appeal...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) found a post-petition order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada (DC) deeming a predecessor-in-interest to Censo LLC...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Laura S. Taylor; and Robert J. Faris
Affirmed the District Court's dismissal of a challenge, asserted by a former shareholder of the Debtor, to the bankruptcy court's Chapter 11 confirmation order, finding in part that: "if the...
Seeing no error and thus no abuse of discretion, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed orders, issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington...
