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TALON DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS INC., ET AL. V FORSYTHE

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Carbo v. Board of Tax Assessors

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NAI HORIZON V. AMADEUS THERAPY, INC.

Summarizing by David Treacy

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Ballard Spahr LLP v Official Committee of Equity Security Holders

Citation:
25-2134 (7th Circuit, Feb 27,2026) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A claim against a debtor's bankruptcy estate that is based on an alleged oral promise by the debtor or its authorized officer to pay the debt of another must be supported by evidence sufficient to...
Judge(s):
ST. EVE, KIRSCH, and JACKSON-AKIWUMI, Circuit Judges
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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 5 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
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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
  • 2 weeks 2 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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O'Hara v. Vara (In re O'Hara)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 2 weeks 5 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
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HERLIHY V. DBMP, LLC

Citation:
24-2109 (4th Circuit, Feb 11,2026) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
In a split decision, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals found that the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of a solvent entity created by the "Texas Two Step" was not a per se bad faith filing and...
Judge(s):
NIEMEYER, KING, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges
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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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GEORGE L. MILLER V. ANDERSON MEDIA CORPORATION et al.

Citation:
25-1675 (3rd Circuit, Jan 30,2026) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The issue of when a one-year discovery extension to the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act's four-year statute of limitations begins to run is an issue of law if the facts that could have put the...
Judge(s):
RESTREPO, FREEMAN, and MASCOTT, Circuit Judges
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International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Fund V. Florida Glass of Tampa Bay, INC. et. al.

Citation:
25-1312 (4th Circuit, Jan 26,2026) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Fourth Circuit held that a multiemployer pension plan's filing of a "contingent" proof of claim for withdrawal liability in a contributing employer's bankruptcy did not constitute a "notice and...
Judge(s):
Wilkinson, Wynn, and Keenan
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AKHLAGHPOUR V. ORANTES, ET AL.

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 1 month 2 weeks 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
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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 2 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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