For lack of appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d)(1), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a chapter 7 debtor's appeal of an order denying his motion to dismiss his...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held (a) the Minor Children had Article III standing to appeal from a bankruptcy court's decision denying their motion for a "comfort order" to...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court's ruling overturning a bankruptcy court's order holding the debtor's competitor in contempt. It held: 1) the Taggart "no...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's determination that a bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in denying fees to a chapter 11 debtor's counsel based...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow a creditor-appellant's proposed second amended claim filed 11 months after...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit held a bankruptcy court erred in granting summary judgment to a debtor/appellee on a creditor/appellant's claim to except a debt from her...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in its application of the "two-dismissal rule" in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(B) to a third motion...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in granting a summary judgment finding a debtor owed his sister-in-law a non-dischargeable debt based on his...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a district court abused its discretion in imposing a "docket management" stay on a securities class action lawsuit related to a pending...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in awarding compensation to a law firm for work performed in a Singapore proceeding. The...
