The 2nd Cir Ct of App held that res judicata did not bar plaintiff claims of breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference and fraud against defendant law firm in connection with plaintiff’s...
Judge(s):
Hall, Livingston, Circuit Judges, and Garaufis, District Judge, sitting by designation
The plaintiff's appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was dismissed where the E.D.Pa. District Court's order vacating the Bankruptcy Court’s summary judgment decision and remand of...
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) reversed the decision of the Bankruptcy Court which had (i) granted a second motion by the U.S. Trustee's Office (UST) to extend the time to file a complaint...
BAP for 9th Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court's (C.D. Cal.) dismissal of debtor's chapter 11 case for bad faith, finding no error in application of judicially-created bad faith tests, rather than...
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the opinion of the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, which granted summary judgment in favor of the debtor's homeowner's insurance carrier, finding the...
Judge(s):
Batchelder, Sutton and Kethledge; opinion by Batchelder
BAP for 10th Cir. affirmed bankruptcy court (D. Colo.) entry of summary judgment declaring criminal restitution obligation nondischargeable under 523(a)(7). While 523(a)(7) excepts debt other than...
"With no opinion on how this [Rule 11 sanctions] issue should come out on remand, we reverse and remand this issue to the district court for a 'brief statement of reasons' justifying its denial of...
Affirming the district court's order, which affirmed the bankruptcy court's orders, dismissing Appellant's adversary proceeding and holding that (a) Appellant lacked standing to bring lawsuit on...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed two orders of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey affirming on appeal an order of the United States...
