Case No. 10-56134 (9th Cir. Feb. 21, 2012) (not for publication)
Ruling:
Held that plaintiff-appellant did not waive any challenge to an award of legal-malpractice damages against defendant-appellee (the debtor) because she challenged the amount of damages in her first...
Judge(s):
WARDLAW and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges, and MARTINEZ, District Judge for the U.S. District Court for Western Washington, sitting by designation.
No. 09-15668 / D.C. No. 2:08-cv-01896-FCD (not appropriate for publication and not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3)
Ruling:
1. The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by awarding chapter 7 trustee costs because Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7054(b) allows the awarding of costs to the prevailing party in an adversary...
Reversed the district court and held that the exception to discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19) applies only to debtors who have themselves violated the securities laws, and not to persons who...
Judge(s):
Raymond C. Fisher and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges;
Lyle E. Strom, Senior District Judge for the U.S. District Court for Omaha, Nebraska (sitting by designation);
Opinion by Circuit Judge, Jay S. Bybee
