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John J. Petr, v. BMO Harris Bank N.A.

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In re: RGN-GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC, et al.,

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In re Little River Healthcare Holdings, LLC

Citation:
21-50616 (5th Circuit, May 18,2022) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
Applying the plain meaning to the court-approved contingency fee agreement, the Court REVERSED, in part, concluding that certain categories of "damages" awarded by an Arbitrator should have been...
Judge(s):
King, Jones, and Duncan
Tag(s):

Zolnier v. Collins

Citation:
21-20260 (5th Circuit, Dec 06,2021) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
Court of Appeals agreed with the bankruptcy court that debts were dischargeable. The debtors' removal of furniture during state court litigation was not a "transfer." Even if such disposals...
Judge(s):
Per curiam (Higginbotham, Stewart and Wilson)
Tag(s):

Jinil Steel Company, Limited v. Valuepart, Incorporated

Citation:
19-10461 (5th Circuit, Mar 20,2020) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirmed lower courts' decision to disallow a late-filed claim by a Korean-based creditor. Burden of showing excusable neglect was not met by arguments and evidence of an English-Korean language...
Judge(s):
Clement, Higginson, Engelhardt
Tag(s):

USA v. John Chesteen, Jr.

Citation:
19-30195 (5th Circuit, Feb 20,2020) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Shared-Responsibility payments (i.e., the individual mandate) under the pre-2017 version of the Affordable Care Act were not "excise taxes" entitled to priority treatment under 11 USC...
Judge(s):
Owen, Barksdale and Duncan
Tag(s):

Rai v. Henderson (In re VCR I, LLC)

Citation:
19-60163 (5th Circuit, Dec 19,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirmed the dismissal of appeal as statutorily moot under 11 USC 363(m). The record amply supported the bankruptcy court's findings that the purchasers were "good faith" purchasers, despite...
Judge(s):
Owen, Haynes and Costa (per curiam)
Tag(s):

Reach, Incorporated v. J. Smith

Citation:
19-60175 (5th Circuit, Nov 20,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Adding judicial gloss to its earlier Sneed Shipbuilding decision, the Court explained that not all appeals are statutorily moot under 363(m), particularly where there is no evidence of "mutual...
Judge(s):
King, Graves, Willett (per curiam)
Tag(s):

Gloria Penn v. Mary Viegelahn (In re Gloria Penn)

Citation:
18-51055 (5th Circuit, Oct 09,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Rendered
Ruling:
The Chapter 13 debtor's appeals were dismissed as MOOT because the bankruptcy court's orders denying confirmation of her chapter 13 plan and dismissing the petition were not final, appealable...
Judge(s):
Clement, Elrod, Duncan (per curiam)
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Nabors Offshore Corporation v. Whistler Energy II, LLC

Citation:
18-30940 (5th Circuit, Jul 26,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
When can post-rejection damages be allowed as administrative expenses? The Court clarified: Claimant can prove "necessity" through "evidence of either a direct request from the...
Judge(s):
Higginson, Owen, Southwick
Tag(s):

Kenneth Benjamin v. United States of America

Citation:
18-20185 (5th Circuit, Jul 25,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The plain meaning of section 405(h) of the Social Security Act did *not* bar a bankruptcy court from exercising jurisdiction over the debtor's claims under 28 USC 1334. The Fifth Circuit sided...
Judge(s):
Clement, Graves and Oldham
Tag(s):

Harold Rosbottom, Jr. v. Gerald Schiff, et al

Citation:
18-30888 (5th Circuit, May 20,2019) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirmed entry of final decree in individual chapter 11 case, over the objection of an incarcerated pro se debtor. Debtor appealed, claiming his due process rights had been violated because he was...
Judge(s):
Per Curiam (Haynes, Graves and Ho)
Tag(s):

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