Legal Opinion

Development Specialists, Inc. v. Kaplan

District Court, D. Maine

Decided April 26, 2017No. Civil No. 1:16-cv-421-DBHPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER ON BANKRUPTCY APPEAL

D. Brock Hornby, United States District Judge

This is an appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 158(a)(1) from the bankruptcy court’s final judgment in an adversary proceeding. That court found no fraudulent debtor transfers and no breach of corporate directors’ duties. After oral argument on April 12,2017,1 now Affirm the bankruptcy court, although my reasoning differs somewhat.

Standard of Review

The parties agree on the standard of review. Appellant’s Br. 6 (ECF No. 11); Appellees’ Br. 2 (ECF No. 15). I accept the bankruptcy court’s factual findings un*3less they are…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Metro Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  2. North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation, Inc. v. GheewallaSupreme Court of Delaware · 2007
  3. Production Resources Group, L.L.C. v. NCT Group, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2004
  4. Richard E. Barber, Chapter 7 Trustee for Ostrom-Martin, Inc. v. Golden Seed Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  5. Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of R.M.L., Inc. (In re R.M.L. Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Development Specialists, Inc. v. Kaplan (In Re Irving Tanning Co.)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
  2. BATAL-SHOLLER v. BATALDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2023
  3. Byron David v. Donald KingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2024
  4. Development Specialists Inc v. KaplanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
  5. OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS v. CALPERS CORPORATE PARTNERS LLCDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2020

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