United States Ninth Circuit

An insured/debtor's knowing failure to list bad faith claim against insurer as asset of bankruptcy estate will judicially estop a latter suit for bad faith where he initially obtained a discharge from the misrepresentation even if the discharge was later vacated.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/10/2001
• Decided 11/05/2001
• Published 11/05/2001

Judges

• BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge., Before:  BRUNETTI, RYMER, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce Adelstein, Los Angeles, California, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles A. Bird, Peter H. Klee, John T. Brooks, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, San Diego, California, for the appellees.