Concluding that the facts relevant to the inquiry were undisputed, the BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision declaring the Department of Labor's judgment against the debtor for...
Finding no basis for reverse veil-piercing or substantive consolidation with a non-debtor entity, the Sixth Circuit BAP affirmed the decision of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of...
Held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in affirming the bankruptcy court’s denial of the motion to extend time.
the Second Circuit affirmed the rulings of the bankruptcy and district courts, dismissing a case filed by a chapter 7 trustee seeking to avoid as a preference the lien of a...
The court employed a "commonsense inquiry" to determine whether the communication constitutes an attempt to collect a debt. Judge Shedd concluded that "the communications were for...
District Court properly dismissed appellant-pro se litigant's appeal for lack of prosecution based on the six-factor test under Poulis v State Farm, 747 F.2d 863 (3d Cir. 1984). ...
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R....
Affirmed District Court judgment affirming Bankruptcy Court expunging claim and District Court declining to consider constructive trust argument. Court determined that: a.) creditor lacked...
In a pithy opinion by Judge Posner, the Court found that applicable New York law prohibits a party from obtaining the benefits of a contract while failing to shoulder the burdens of that...
