United States Seventh Circuit

In an appeal from the Bankruptcy Court's order allowing Creditors' claims against Debtors based on gambling debts, the order is affirmed where: 1) Wisconsin courts, applying their forum's choice-of-law analysis, would apply Nevada law to govern the claims; and 2) the claims were enforceable under Nevada law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/17/2009
• Decided 06/17/2009
• Published 06/17/2009

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leonard G. Leverson, Attorney (argued), Leverson & Metz, Milwaukee, WI, Mark Wittman, Gorski & Wittman, Marshfield, WI, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roy L. Prange, Attorney (argued), Quarles & Brady, Madison, WI, Robert G. Aisenstein, Henderson, NV, for Appellees.