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Ryt v. Peace (In re Peace)

Ruling
Debtor's diversion of water onto creditor's property resulted in nondischargeable debt due to willful and malicious injury.
Issue(s)
Did debtor's diversion of surface water causing flooding to creditors' property result in nondischargeable debt?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 02, 2015 , LexisNexis #0216-121

In re Gavitt

Ruling
Foreclosure based on the terms of approved reaffirmation agreement did not violate the discharge injunction.
Issue(s)
Could creditor pursue postdischarge foreclosure based on terms of reaffirmation agreement?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 17, 2014 , LexisNexis #0914-021

Mazak Corp. v. King (In re King)

Ruling
Judgment debt for fraud and secret business dealings was nondischargeable.
Issue(s)
Was judgment debt based on debtor's surreptitious use of financial information gained from work for employer nondischargeable.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 25, 2013 , LexisNexis #1213-050

GLC Ltd. v. Smith (In re GLC Ltd.)

Ruling
Third party proceeding by transferee against transferee's former spouse to recover profits of Ponzi scheme operated by debtor's principals was not related to bankruptcy.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff debtor filed a fraudulent transfer against third-party plaintiff transferee, an alleged participant in a Ponzi scheme operated by the debtor's former principals. The transferee filed a third-party complaint against third-party defendant, the transferee's former wife. The former wife filed a motion to dismiss the third-party complaint.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 13, 2012 , LexisNexis #0812-138

In re Basil St. Partners LLC

Ruling
Case converted to chapter 11 absent bad faith.
Procedural posture

Four petitioning creditors filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition under chapter 7. One secured creditor was involved in a prepetition state court action to foreclose a contested mortgage lien encumbering the alleged debtor's real property, a development project that was operated by a receiver. The debtor filed a motion to convert its case to chapter 11, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a).

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on June 28, 2012 , LexisNexis #1012-091

In re Bolender

Ruling
Till rate of interest was appropriate in chapter 12 plan.
Procedural posture

In a chapter 12 case, a bank objected to confirmation of the debtor's plan. The parties disputed the appropriate interest rate under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1225(a)(5)(B)(ii).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 20, 2011 , LexisNexis #0911-096

In re Cincom iOutsource Inc.

Ruling
Bankruptcy court did not have the equitable power to allow a late-filed proof of claim outside of authorized exceptions.
Procedural posture

A creditor filed a motion for an order deeming its proof of claim filed as timely. The creditor did not allege that any of the exceptions in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3002(c) applied, but argued that its claim should be deemed timely as a matter of equity and due process pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 105(a). A chapter 7 trustee opposed the motion.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 13, 2010 , LexisNexis #0710-066

In re Cincom iOutsource Inc.

Ruling
Proof of claim failed after creditor was added to amended schedule was deemed timely.
Procedural posture

Debtor corporation filed a petition under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, and a trustee was appointed to represent the bankruptcy estate. Movant creditor filed a proof of claim after the deadline established by the court, and moved for an order deeming its proof of claim as timely. The trustee and another creditor opposed the creditor's motion.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 20, 2008 , LexisNexis #0109-021

In re Peppers

Ruling
First mortgage on debtor's home was not subject to modification.
Procedural posture

The debtor filed an objection to a proof of claim filed by the creditor which held a first mortgage on the debtor's home. The objection contested the creditor's arrearage claim. The debtor believed that a portion of the claim should be paid as an unsecured claim pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 506(a).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 18, 2008 , LexisNexis #1208-113

In re Cinecom iOutsource Inc.

Ruling
Action by unaffiliated non-debtor entities against debtor were subject to stay.
Procedural posture

The chapter 7 trustee filed a motion to enforce the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C.S. § 362(a) in three separate actions filed in federal district courts by unaffiliated, non-debtor entities.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 31, 2008 , LexisNexis #0109-042