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Lil' Joe Records, Inc. v. Christopher Won, Jr., et al

Citation:
24-13978 (11th Circuit, Jun 02,2026) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
A performing artist's right to terminate an assignment of a copyright under Section 203(a) of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 203(a)), even though the right is inalienable by agreement, is property...
Judge(s):
JILL PRYOR, LUCK, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges
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Ali v. Azhar Chaudhary

  • Summarized by Aaron Kaufman , Gray Reed LLP
  • 1 year 6 months ago
Citation:
No. 23-20362 (consolidated with 23-20464, 23-20498, and 23-20507) (5th Circuit, Dec 09,2024) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
Court of Appeals affirmed, in part, dismissed the debtor/co-defendants' appeals for lack of standing, and reversed and remanded, in part. Case remanded to the bankruptcy court to consider whether...
Judge(s):
Smith, Clement, Higginson
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JORDEN SALDANA, ET AL V. MARTHA BR

Citation:
23-15860 (9th Circuit, Nov 22,2024) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Reversing the lower courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a Chapter 13 debtor who had made voluntary contributions to an employer-sponsored retirement plan...
Judge(s):
Sidney R. Thomas, Consuelo M. Callahan, and Gabriel P. Sanchez, Circuit Judges
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RHITA BERCY V. CITY OF PHOENIX, ET AL

  • Summarized by Laura Coordes , Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
  • 2 years 2 weeks ago
Citation:
22-16463 (9th Circuit, May 30,2024) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
District court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Phoenix affirmed. Debtor-plaintiff's claim against the City could have been brought at the time of her bankruptcy petition, and any...
Judge(s):
Berzon, Hurwitz, Johnstone
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In re Ritchie Special Credit Investments, Ltd.;

Citation:
21-2707 (8th Circuit, Sep 13,2022) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A creditor (not an investor) does not have standing to sue another creditor for aiding and abetting a fraud perpetrated by a Chapter 7 debtor if the estate could assert the claim. Such a claim, a...
Judge(s):
GRASZ, STRAS, and KOBES
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In re: RIZAL JUCO GUEVARRA

  • Summarized by Thomas Phinney , Felderstein Fitzgerald Willoughby Pascuzzi & Rios LLP
  • 4 years 2 months ago
Citation:
BAP No. EC-21-1141-SFL (9th Circuit, Mar 25,2022) Published
Case Status:
Reversed
Ruling:
Debtor may amend his schedules to claim an exemption in sale proceeds of real property after the interest was sold by the bankruptcy trustee, under circumstances where the Debtor did not conceal...
Judge(s):
SPRAKER, FARIS, and LAFFERTY
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In re Christopher Boisaubin

Citation:
19-6040 (8th Circuit, May 14,2020) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Even though the debtor had no memory of the facts that gave rise to a cause of action that would have been an asset in his first bankruptcy case until after he had received a discharge in his...
Judge(s):
SALADINO, NAIL, and SANBERG
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Brian Lerbakken v. Sieloff and Associates, P.A.

Citation:
18-3415 (8th Circuit, Feb 07,2020) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Portions of the ex-spouse's exempt retirement accounts (a 401(k) and an IRA) are not exempt retirement funds in a debtor's Chapter 7 bankruptcy case commenced after the retirement funds are awarded...
Judge(s):
COLLOTON, WOLLMAN, and BENTON
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BIAS v. TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

  • Summarized by Aaron Kaufman , Gray Reed LLP
  • 7 years 6 months ago
Citation:
17-30982 (5th Circuit, Dec 05,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Judicial estoppel precluded debtor from pursuing (on behalf of the United States) False Claims Act retaliatory claims against the Tangipahoa Parish School Board, even though the action arose after...
Judge(s):
Stewart, King, Owen
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Martinez v. OGA Charters, L.L.C.

  • Summarized by Steven Holmes , Cavazos Hendricks Poirot, PC
  • 7 years 9 months ago
Citation:
17-40920 (5th Circuit, Aug 24,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The proceeds of a liability insurance policy are estate property when claims against the policy exceed policy limits. In affirming the bankruptcy court's ruling, the Fifth Circuit explained...
Judge(s):
REAVLEY, GRAVES, and COSTA.
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