In a personal injury case, how do we review a decision of a federal bankruptcy court?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Polley, In re, 87 F.3d 1321 (9th Cir. 1996):
Because we are in as good a position as the district court to examine the bankruptcy court's decision, we independently review the bankruptcy court's rulings. See Havelock v. TaxeI (In re Pace), 67 F.3d 187, 191 (9th Cir.1995). We review the bankruptcy court's factual findings for clear error, and review its conclusions of law de novo. Id.
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