Apps v. Morrison (In re Superior Homes & Investments, LLC)

This appeal arises from the bankruptcy court’s approval of a settlement agreement (the Compromise), entered on September 1, 2011, pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9019. The Compromise contained a Bar Order that prevented three cases from proceeding in Florida’s state courts. On this appeal, we address whether the bankruptcy court abused its discretion in barring those claims. For *897the reasons that follow, we conclude that it did not.

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On February 20, 2009, numerous creditors filed a Chapter 11 involuntary bankruptcy petition against Superior Homes & Investments, LLC (the…