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...
In a very short opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of an appeal of a settlement, which included a sale approved under 11 U.S.C. §...
The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit overturned a bankruptcy court’s orders denying a lien avoidance motion and dismissing a related adversary proceeding. On the...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held a district court erred in granting a summary judgment to a plaintiff and affording preclusive effect to the plaintiff's unchallenged proof of...
