The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order finding a bank account held by the chapter 7 debtor and his non-debtor spouse was exempt property. In Florida,...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's order dismissing an amended complaint, sua sponte, based on judicial estoppel as the plaintiff/appellant did not disclose...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held a district court abused its discretion in dismissing an appeal owing to the appellant's failure to file a designation of the record on appeal...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, among other rulings, held a magistrate judge (a) erred in granting a motion to dismiss a duty to indemnify claim, explaining that a claimant's...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit held a bankruptcy court erred as a matter of law in finding that a creditor's claim for damages was not a "personal injury tort" claim for...
In consolidated appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held (1) it lacked appellate jurisdiction to hear a first appeal taken from a district court's order denying as moot a...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order granting in rem relief from the automatic stay in favor of a mortgage creditor so it could sell a house based on...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a bankruptcy court's award of monetary sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 against Appellant, a non-attorney pro se litigant. Appellant...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held a bankruptcy court erred in excluding a key witness's deposition testimony at trial. The witness, who was scheduled to testify over multiple...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a bankruptcy appeal for failure to comply with Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8009 because the...
