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Carbo v. Board of Tax Assessors

  • Summarized by Danielle Scott , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West Virginia
  • 1 week 17 hours ago
Citation:
24-20439 (5th Circuit, Mar 05,2026) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The Fifth Circuit reversed both judgments of the bankruptcy and district courts. The Fifth Circuit held that the 2008 MOU requires tax assessors to consider economic obsolescence and inutility...
Judge(s):
Jones, Graves, and Rodriguez
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Canada v. Sherman

Citation:
25-10548 (5th Circuit, Feb 11,2026) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
The Fifth Circuit certifies a question of state law to the Texas Supreme Court: Is an LLC membership interest exempt property in a federal bankruptcy proceeding, based on section 101.112 of the...
Judge(s):
Ho, Southwick, Willett
Tag(s):

Trahant v. Mintz (In re Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 3 weeks 4 days ago
Citation:
25-30193 (5th Circuit, Feb 11,2026) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that bankruptcy professionals are entitled to derivative judicial immunity when they act pursuant to and in accordance with a bankruptcy court's...
Judge(s):
Haynes, Duncan, Ramirez
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DiBassie v. Reeves

Citation:
25-20170 (5th Circuit, Feb 03,2026) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Debtor's former business partner had standing to seek a nondischargeable judgment against the Debtor arising from her embezzlement of funds from the LLC that they co-owned. The Court explicitly...
Judge(s):
Richman, Engelhardt, Wilson
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Royal American Construction, Inc. v. Roofing Designs by JR, L.L.C. (In re Roofing Designs by JR, L.L.C.)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 1 month 3 weeks ago
Citation:
25-20048 (5th Circuit, Jan 13,2026) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment decision dismissing a bankruptcy debtor's counterclaims and third party claims in a non-adversary...
Judge(s):
Smith, Stewart, and Haynes
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Pastrana v. Bestrenewedoil

  • Summarized by Craig Geno , Law Offices of Craig M Geno, PLLC
  • 2 months 2 days ago
Citation:
25-20021 (5th Circuit, Jan 09,2026) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
(1) Applying Texas law, the 5th Circuit ruled that Appellees' claims were timely and the statute of limitations began to run when the fraud was discovered; (2)Merger and waiver clauses in...
Judge(s):
Richman, Higginson and Oldham
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Pastrana v. Bestrenewedoil

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 2 months 2 days ago
Citation:
No. 25-20021 (5th Circuit, Jan 09,2026) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Fraud claims accrue when parties discover the fraud or would have by exercising reasonable diligence. A single written statement does not constitute a red flag demanding further investigation....
Judge(s):
Richman, Higginson, and Oldham
Tag(s):

Choudhri v. Natl Bank of Kuwait

  • Summarized by Danielle Scott , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West Virginia
  • 2 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
25-20096 (5th Circuit, Dec 04,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's order. The Fifth Circuit held: (1) the bankruptcy court had proper related to jurisdiction since the contested tax liens in the state court action...
Judge(s):
Southwick, Higginson, and Douglas
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Royal Street Bistro, L.L.C. v. Arrowhead Capital Finance, Ltd.

Citation:
24-30732 (5th Circuit, Nov 17,2025) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Because Appellant's failure to attach the bankruptcy court's judgment to its notice of appeal was not a jurisdictional defect, the District Court abused its discretion in dismissing the appeal....
Judge(s):
Ramirez, Wiener, and Douglas
Tag(s):

Langston v. Dallas Commodity Co

Citation:
24-10883 (5th Circuit, Nov 17,2025) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A section 341 first meeting of creditors does not automatically conclude if the trustee fails to comply with the requirements of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2003(e), so that the 30-day window under Fed. R....
Judge(s):
Southwick, Higginson, and Wilson, Circuit Judges
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