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This is a list of Supreme Court of the United States cases in the area of bankruptcy. This list is a list solely of United States Supreme Court decisions about applying law related to bankruptcy. Not all Supreme Court decisions are ultimately influential and, as in other fields, not all important decisions are made at the Supreme Court level.
The bankruptcy court adopted the "known or should have known" test arising out of Walker v. Citizens Bank , 726 F.2d 452 (8th Cir. 1984). Under that test, a court should permit the discharge of debt unless the debtor knew or should have known that the debt was incurred through fraud. [ 2 ]
The bankruptcy followed his divorce and a court order requiring him to pay his ex-wife $600,000 of alimony. [65] [63] He filed for bankruptcy for his company Right-On Production at the same time. [64] Vince McMahon: American wrestling promoter Filed in a U.S. bankruptcy court. [66] 1976 [66] [67] They owed a total of $955,805 to 26 distinct ...
Marrama appealed to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, which affirmed the lower court's ruling. [3] On appeal from the panel, the full First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, rejecting the argument that §706(a) gives a Chapter 7 debtor an absolute right to convert to Chapter 13. [ 4 ]
Stern v. Marshall, 564 U.S. 462 (2011), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a bankruptcy court, as a non-Article III court (i.e. courts without full judicial independence) lacked constitutional authority under Article III of the United States Constitution to enter a final judgment on a state law counterclaim that is not resolved in the process of ruling on a ...
Forever 21 is closing stores as the fast-fashion retailer's U.S. operator is considering bankruptcy, five years after the company escaped Chapter 11, according to multiple reports.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, is on trial for shooting his wife dead during a spat in 2023. AP “I killed her,” Ferguson is heard saying on police bodycam video.
Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc., 531 U.S. 438 (2001), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving an injunction under the Limitation of Liability Act and whether a district court acted properly in dissolving it.