Coastal Capital, LLC v. Savage

• Summarized by Bradley Pearce , Pearce Law PLLC
• 5 hours 57 min ago

Citation:

25-1249 (1st Circuit, Feb 27,2026) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

A bankruptcy court can refuse to grant a debtor a discharge if the debtor cannot explain the loss or deficiency of assets that could have been used to meet the debtor's liabilities. 11 U.S.C. §...

Judge(s):

Gelpí, Thompson, and Montecalvo, Circuit Judges

Tag(s):

• 1st Circuit
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(5)

Kessler v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America (In re Kessler)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1 week 7 hours ago

Citation:

25-2139 (9th Circuit, Feb 23,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court's order reducing a debtor's homestead exemption to $0 under 11 U.S.C. § 522(o). The bankruptcy court did not clearly err...

Judge(s):

GRABER, CLIFTON, and JOHNSTONE

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Fraud
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• 11 U.S.C. § 522(o)

Canada v. Sherman

• Summarized by J. Eric Lockridge , Kean Miller
• 2 weeks 3 hours ago

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):

• 5th Circuit
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• 11 U.S.C § 522

O'Hara v. Vara (In re O'Hara)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 2 weeks 2 hours ago

Citation:

25-1203 (6th Circuit, Feb 11,2026) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held it had jurisdiction to review a bankruptcy court's denial of a chapter 13 debtor's Civil Rule 60(b) motion and affirmed, concluding his failure...

Judge(s):

Moore, Bush, and Davis

Tag(s):

• 6th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Practice and Procedure
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9024
• 11 U.S.C. 1307(b); 11 U.S.C. 1307(c)

WILSON, ET AL. V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.

• Summarized by Paris Gyparakis , Archer & Greiner PC
• 2 weeks 6 days ago

Citation:

No. 24-6897 (9th Circuit, Feb 05,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Dismissed

Ruling:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 1292, and 158(d)(1) finding that the order was not final because it did not "end the litigation...

Judge(s):

SCHROEDER, FRIEDLAND, and COLLINS

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• 11 U.S.C. § 105(a); 28 U.S.C. § 158(d); 28 U.S.C. § 1291

AKHLAGHPOUR V. ORANTES, ET AL.

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 1 month 1 week ago

Citation:

24-2625 (9th Circuit, Jan 20,2026) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

Bankruptcy courts may provide Barton approval after debtors have already initiated cases in other forums. Orders allowing debtors to sue others in different forums pursuant to Barton do not...

Judge(s):

Kim McLane Wardlaw, Anthony D. Johnstone, and Scott H. Rash

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction

U.S. V. CHARMAINE MIESHA BROWN

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 1 month 1 week ago

Citation:

No. 24-4394 (4th Circuit, Jan 13,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Criminal sentences below guideline ranges are presumptively reasonable. Parties cannot use out-of-circuit precedent to demonstrate plain error.

Judge(s):

Gregory, Thacker, and Heytens

Tag(s):

• 4th Circuit
• Fraud
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt

In re Schultz

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1 month 2 weeks ago

Citation:

Nos. 25-2249, 25-2439 (4th Circuit, Jan 08,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Dismissed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a chapter 7 debtor's emergency petitions for writs of mandamus. The debtor had asked the circuit "to reassign his ongoing bankruptcy...

Judge(s):

Wilkinson, King, and Rushing

Tag(s):

• 4th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Court Administration
• Practice and Procedure

Riffenburg v. Rice (In re Roper)

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 2 months 1 week ago

Citation:

No. 25-6008 (8th Circuit, Dec 16,2025) Published

Case Status:

Dismissed

Ruling:

Over a dissent, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal from an order approving a Chapter 7 Trustee's free-and-clear sale of a debtor's half-interest in real...

Judge(s):

Hastings, Surratt-States, and Norton

Tag(s):

• 8th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Asset Sales
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Practice and Procedure
• Family/Divorce Issues
• 11 U.S.C. § 363(b)
• (m) and (h)
• 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)(3)

Shirley White-Lett v. The Bank of New York Mellon

• Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 2 months 1 week ago

Citation:

No. 24-13915 (11th Circuit, Dec 11,2025) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

By not previously bringing claims against Creditor, Debtor forfeited such claims after reaching a settlement agreement with Creditor. While the settlement agreement contains a carve-out provision...

Judge(s):

Jill Pryor, Lagoa, and Wilson

Tag(s):

• 11th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• Mortgage
• Lender Liability
• 11 U.S.C § 524

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