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Every decision we've filed under Bankruptcy.
The Eleventh Circuit held that a rapper's termination interest in his copyrights became property of his bankruptcy estate upon filing. Consequently, the rapper could not validly exercise that interest to terminate a copyright grant while the estate still held it.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal from a bankruptcy stay order because the underlying Chapter thirteen case had been dismissed. The court concluded that it could not provide meaningful relief since the appeal was moot.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court order substantively consolidating a debtor and four non-debtor entities. The court held that the entities functioned as alter egos and that any procedural error in the consolidation motion was harmless.
The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal because the debtor failed to obtain a stay pending appeal before the sale of disputed property was completed. The court held that the appeal was statutorily moot under Section thirty-six three of the Bankruptcy Code.
The Seventh Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a breach-of-contract claim involving a commercial mortgage loan. The appellate court held that the relevant loan and cash management agreements were ambiguous regarding the duration for which excess cash flow could be held as additional security.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that barred a Federal Tort Claims Act lawsuit based on claim preclusion. The panel held that a prior dismissal for untimeliness does not preclude a timely filed suit under California law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit transferred an appeal regarding a bankruptcy decision because it lacked jurisdiction. The court ordered the case moved to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The Third Circuit held that a court may exercise traditional quasi in rem jurisdiction to enforce a foreign arbitral award without establishing minimum contacts between the forum and the debtor. The court vacated the District Court's dismissal and remanded the case for further proceedings.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a judgment creditor's motion to depose its former counsel regarding a third-party defendant's finances. The court held that the proposed discovery violated a prior order prohibiting further inquiry into the third party's finances absent new evidence of fraudulent transactions.
The Ninth Circuit clarified the scope of immunity available to Chapter seven bankruptcy trustees, reversing a lower court ruling that granted immunity for alleged negligence in managing estate assets. The court held that trustees acting as property managers are not entitled to quasi-judicial immunity and remanded the case for further proceedings.