Gordon v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

This consolidated appeal arises from a series of bankruptcy court orders denying claims by two would-be creditors, Alison and David Gordon. The district court affirmed all of the bankruptcy court rulings, and so do we.

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At the heart of this case is an agreement concerning a $1 million transaction that Gertrude Gordon undertook on behalf of her children, Alison and David Gordon. Gertrude loaned $1 million to her sister and brother-in-law, Sally and Abraham Schwartz, who were the majority owners of Dani and Darlington, two interrelated companies that together owned and…