GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, V RHEA ANN BROWN; GREGORY KEVIN MAZE

• Summarized by Timothy Anzenberger , Adams and Reese LLP
• 1 day 3 hours ago

Citation:

25-1439 (4th Circuit, Mar 18,2026) Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

Over a dissent, the Fourth Circuit held that a creditor cannot compel arbitration of a debtor's claim for violation of the automatic stay under § 362(k), even under a valid arbitration agreement....

Judge(s):

Judge Niemeyer wrote the opinion, in which Judge Harris joined. Judge King wrote a dissenting opinion.

Tag(s):

• 4th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Automatic Stay
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Consumer Debt
• Rule 7023

CURTIS V. AMMEC INVESTMENTS, II, ET AL.

• Summarized by Paris Gyparakis , Archer & Greiner PC
• 4 days 1 hour ago

Citation:

24-7446 (9th Circuit, Mar 18,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's summary judgment in favor of Ammec Investments II, Inc., voiding several property transfers orchestrated by...

Judge(s):

CLIFTON, FRIEDLAND, and BENNETT

Tag(s):

• 9th Circuit
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Fraudulent Transfers
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• 11 U.S.C § 548

Doug Woods v. Chavon Marie Landingham

• Summarized by Danielle Scott , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• 1 day 3 hours ago

Citation:

23-8018 (6th Circuit, Mar 17,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed in part and Reversed in part

Ruling:

The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded the case to the bankruptcy court for further proceedings. Specifically, the Panel affirmed the...

Judge(s):

Bauknight, Gregg, and Mashburn

Tag(s):

• 6th Circuit
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Discharge/Dischargeability
• 11 U.S.C. 727
• 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(6)

United States v. Seidling

• Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1 day 3 hours ago

Citation:

25-2138 (7th Circuit, Mar 16,2026) Not Published

Case Status:

Affirmed

Ruling:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the appellant/individual debtor's convictions and sentence for bankruptcy fraud and criminal contempt (for violating a preliminary...

Judge(s):

Pryor, Kolar, and Maldonado

Tag(s):

• 7th Circuit
• Fraud

Guallini-Indij v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

• Summarized by Bradley Pearce , Pearce Law PLLC
• 1 week 6 days ago

Citation:

23-1705 (1st Circuit, Mar 04,2026) Published

Case Status:

Reversed and Remanded

Ruling:

A debtor with a claim against a creditor may not be deprived of the opportunity to litigate the claim merely because the debtor initiated its litigation in bankruptcy court and subsequently...

Judge(s):

Barron, Chief Judge, Thompson and Gelpí, Circuit Judges

Tag(s):

• 1st Circuit
• Bankruptcy Process and Procedure
• Practice and Procedure
• Venue/Jurisdiction
• Personal Bankruptcy Topics
• Discharge/Dischargeability

Coastal Capital, LLC v. Savage

• Summarized by Bradley Pearce , Pearce Law PLLC
• 2 weeks 6 days 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
• 3 weeks 6 days 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
• 1 month 4 days 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
• 1 month 4 days 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
• 1 month 1 week 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

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