• In re: SC SJ Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-04-08
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Rendell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-1731

    Bankruptcy court correctly rejected debtors' motion to modify their reorganization plan to obtain relief from a release of legal malpractice claims against their bankruptcy counsel where the motion was filed after debtors had substantially consummated the plan.

  • In re: Jersey City Cmty. Hous. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-26
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Matey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-2036

    Jersey City appealed the bankruptcy court's order.

  • In re: Ursa Operating Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Porter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Barton, Barton and Burrows, LLC, Mission, KS for appellants.
    for defendant: Duston K. McFaul, Maegan Quejada, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, TX; Robert S. Velevis, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX; Robert S. Brady, Edmon L. Morton, Kenneth J. Enos, Joseph M. Mulvihill, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE; Ana Alfonso, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY; John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: 22-1729

    Lower courts erroneously dismissed adversary complaint of property owners to recover improperly withheld oil and gas royalties where property owners, not extractor, had an equitable interest in the funds, and thus a constructive trust was an appropriate mechanism for relief.

  • In re: Ursa Operating Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-12-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Porter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Barton, Barton and Burrows LLC, Mission, KS for appellants.
    for defendant: Duston K. McFaul, Maegan Quejada, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, TX; Robert S. Velevis, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX; Robert S. Brady, Edmon L. Morton, Kenneth J. Enos, Joseph M. Mulvihill, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP. Wilmington, Delaware; Ana Alfonso, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: 22-1729

    Wrongfully retained mineral royalties were not part of a debtor's estate where applicable state law granted lessors a property interest proceeds, meaning debtor had no equitable interest in the funds.

  • In re: Delloso

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Construction | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Rendell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Beebe, Meluney Alleman & Spence, Lewes, DE; James M. Sullivan, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, New York, NY for appellant.
    for defendant: Kasey H. DeSantis, Neal J. Levitsky, Fox Rothschild, Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: 22-2532

    Bankruptcy court correctly denied untimely motion to reopen bankruptcy case to file complaint challenging the dischargeability of debt on grounds of fraudulent transfer where the rules provided inflexible deadlines for the motion due to the limited exceptions under which bankruptcy courts could enlarge the time to file.

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  • In re: MD Helicopters, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-23
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Rendell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-2217

    Court dismissed appeal from denial of motion to certify question to state supreme court since the order denying the motion was interlocutory.

  • In re: LTL Mgmt. LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Ambro
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-ap-03032

    The court ordered the clerk to file an amended precedential opinion, which changed or added certain text in the opinion but did not materially revise it in any way.

  • Bernhard v. Kull

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Construction
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Sanchez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-854

    Bankruptcy court properly found creditor not in contempt of discharge order where creditor was not informed of bankruptcy and debtor's post-discharge efforts to pay off the debt created reasonable basis for creditor to believe debt had not been discharged. Order of the bankruptcy court affirmed.

  • In Re: TE Holdcorp LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-07
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Freeman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-1807

    The court affirmed the District Court's order affirming the Bankruptcy Court's enforcement order and reconsideration order on the grounds that the Bankruptcy Court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 157 (b)(2)(L), (N), which affords the bankruptcy court with jurisdiction over the confirmation of plans and orders approving the sale of property as well as the fact that the parties were bound to a sales agreement, which clearly served as consent to the Sale approved by the Bankruptcy Court

  • In re: LTL Mgmt., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-01-31
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Mass Torts
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Ambro
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-2005

    Plaintiffs appealed the denial of their motions to dismiss debtor's bankruptcy case.