The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held a standing trustee cannot keep a percentage fee collected from a debtor’s pre-confirmation payments if a chapter 13 plan isn't confirmed. While 28 U.S.C....
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held a magistrate judge properly exercised jurisdiction to enter a final judgment in an appeal from an adversary proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a bankruptcy court's order sanctioning the Appellee Law Firm by (a) disgorging all fees it collected from the ch. 7 Debtors/Appellants as...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy judge's entry of a contempt order and default judgment against the appellant/defendant/debtor in a non-dischargeability action...
The Third Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's summary judgment ruling that a claim is not time barred when the claimant timely files a proof of claim in the bankruptcy case but does not file a...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's decision that an individual debtor was ineligible to proceed in bankruptcy under Subchapter V of chapter 11. Because...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order granting a motion to compel post-petition priority payment of $4.3M in brokers' fees under prepetition leases...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Chapter 7 Trustee's claims against a creditor that allegedly received two sets of prepetition fraudulent transfers from...
The U.S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit held (1) parties holding revenue bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) have a non-recourse claim on PREPA's estate for the...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a bankruptcy court's order granting a Chapter 7 Trustee's application to employ a law firm as special counsel. ...
