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Summaries by Bradley Pearce
- Citation:
- 25-1654 (8th Circuit, Jun 12,2026) Published
- Case Status:
- Affirmed
- Ruling:
- A party, including a creditor objecting to confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan, does not have standing to appeal a bankruptcy court's order unless the party would materially benefit from the relief...
- Judge(s):
- SHEPHERD, KELLY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges
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- Ruling:
- A performing artist's right to terminate an assignment of a copyright under Section 203(a) of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 203(a)), even though the right is inalienable by agreement, is property...
- Judge(s):
- JILL PRYOR, LUCK, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges
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- 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
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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
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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
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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
- Tag(s):
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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
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