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In re Perkins
Dec
22
2016
Ruling
Plan confirmed where debtor met the family farmer requirement and his amended chapter 12plan was feasible. (Bankr. W.D. Ky.)
Issue(s)
Definitions; “Family Farmer”; Individual.
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Anderson v. Saxton (In re Anderson)
Nov
22
2016
Ruling
Dismissal of adversary proceeding denied where debtor sufficiently established thatdefendant was a debt relief agency that had violated relevant requirements. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Definitions; "Debt Relief Agency".
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5th Circuit ( ) [ Bankruptcy Court ]
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In re Reinhart
Sep
29
2016
Ruling
Employer reimbursements are income that must be included in current monthly incomecalculation. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
How, if at all, employment-related reimbursements are factored into the debtor's current monthly income (CMI).
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GSE Envtl., Inc v. Sorrentino (In re GSE Envtl., Inc.)
Jul
18
2016
Ruling
As entity’s stock-based compensation was an equity security it was not a creditor and couldnot assert a claim. (Bankr. D. Del.)
Issue(s)
Was claim based on stock-based compensation actually an equity security?
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In re Johns-Manville Corp.
Jun
30
2016
Ruling
Claim based on prepetition exposure to asbestos giving rise to postpetition injury was discharged by confirmation.
Issue(s)
Was creditor’s prepetition asbestos liability claim discharged by confirmation of debtor’s chapter 11 plan?
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In re Perez
Jun
03
2016
Ruling
Debtor was not required to include non-monetary compensation in current monthly income calculation.
Issue(s)
Whether debtor must include value of nonmonetary compensation in current monthly income calculation?
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In re City of Detroit
Apr
19
2016
Ruling
Plan injunction enforced against claims arising prior to city’s chapter 9 petition. (Bankr. E.D.Mich.)
Issue(s)
Definitions; “Claim”.
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In re Clark
Apr
13
2016
Ruling
Chapter 12 case dismissed as debtor did not meet definition of "family farmer."
Issue(s)
Should chapter 12 case be dismissed on grounds that the debtor is not a family farmer because his "aggregate debts" exceed $4,031,575?
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U.S. Bank N.A. v. Vill. at Lakeridge LLC (In re Vill. at Lakeridge LLC)
Feb
08
2016
Ruling
Bankruptcy court finding that buyer was not a non-statutory insider was not clearly erroneous.
Issue(s)
Did bankruptcy court err in holding that the buyer of an unsecured claim was not a non-statutory insider of debtor?
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Adinolfi v. Meyer (In re Adinolfi)
Jan
19
2016
Ruling
Adoption assistance payments are "benefits received under the Social Security Act" and covered by the exclusion from current monthly income.
Issue(s)
Whether the bankruptcy court erred when it held that Adoption Assistance payments received by the chapter 13 debtor were not "benefits received under the Social Security Act" within the meaning of 11 U.S.C.S. § 101(10A)(B).
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