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Summaries by Bradley Pearce
- Citation:
- 24-13383 (11th Circuit, Jun 01,2026) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- Relying on the harmless error standard in Rule 9005, the court bypassed the issue of whether a bankruptcy court may order the substantive consolidation of two or more entities without the...
- Judge(s):
- WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, and BRASHER and ABUDU, Circuit Judges
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- Ruling:
- In a warning to creditors, the court held that service of a summons and complaint on a debt collector was valid service on the creditor that had placed the debt for collection because (1) the...
- Judge(s):
- KEARSE, JACOBS, and LOHIER, Circuit Judges
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- Citation:
- 25-1103 (10th Circuit, Mar 31,2026) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- A bankruptcy court needs only to "canvass the issues and see whether the settlement falls below the lowest point in the range of reasonableness" when deciding whether to approve a settlement, not...
- Judge(s):
- EID and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and TEETER, District Judge
- Tag(s):
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- 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
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- 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):
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- 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
- Tag(s):
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- 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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- 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
- Tag(s):
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- Citation:
- 24-1919 (6th Circuit, Dec 22,2025) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit formally adopted the test for whether a bankruptcy court should approve a settlement found in the unpublished opinion Bard v. Sicherman (In re Bard), 49...
- Judge(s):
- MOORE, CLAY and WHITE, Circuit Judges
- Tag(s):
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- Citation:
- 24-5998 (6th Circuit, Dec 03,2025) Published
- Case Status:
- Dismissed
- Ruling:
- The Court of Appeals lacked jurisdiction to hear an appeal of an interlocutory order of the bankruptcy court, even though the bankruptcy court granted leave to appeal to the district court, because...
- Judge(s):
- COLE, KETHLEDGE, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges.
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