The circuit court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision to reopen Debtor’s bankruptcy case and to hold that Creditor could not recover against Appellant for environmental claims, reversing...
On remand from the Supreme Court, vacating the Circuit's prior opinion, the Circuit Court held that the Chapter 7 trustee was barred from recovery on a fraudulent conveyance, claim under Utah state...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a bankruptcy court's order sanctioning the Appellee Law Firm by (a) disgorging all fees it collected from the ch. 7 Debtors/Appellants as...
The planned auction of the debtor's milk quota by the Puerto Rico agency that regulates milk production (ORIL) falls squarely within the "police power" exception to the automatic stay under 11...
Judge(s):
U.S. Circuit Judges David F. Hamilton, Julie Rikelman and O. Rogeriee Thompson (Opinion by Hamilton)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, reversing a district court, held a bankruptcy court correctly rejected a request to bar a debtor's discharge for making a knowing and fraudulent...
Circuit court reversed the district court's reversal of the bankruptcy court denial of a group of creditors', "Falcon," "Amendment of Informal Proofs of Claim." The bankruptcy found that Falcon had...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held (a) the Minor Children had Article III standing to appeal from a bankruptcy court's decision denying their motion for a "comfort order" to...
The claim of Huntington National Bank (HNB) against its insurer for the denial of insurance coverage for HNB's settlement of a fraudulent transfer proceeding brought by the bankruptcy trustee of a...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court abused its discretion in issuing monetary sanctions sua sponte to chapter 13 debtors' counsel due to counsel's...
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Tenth Circuit BAP and affirmed the Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico after determining that Chuza Oil Co, lacked a cognizable interest...
