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Musselman v. David Jones Ins. Inc. (In re Florida Eco-Safaris Inc.)

Ruling
Payments to transferee that had provided a loan to debtor to allow debtor to purchase insurance were not avoidable.
Issue(s)
Were payments on loan extended to fund debtor's insurance payments avoidable as fraudulent?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 19, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-058

Gonzalez v. Sanchez (In re Sanchez)

Ruling
Failure to disclose transfer of vehicle as rental payment more than two years prior to petition date was not grounds for denial of discharge.
Issue(s)
Was undisclosed transfer of car to landlord more than two years before petition date grounds for denial of discharge?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 18, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-060

In re Bailly

Ruling
Reaffirmation was not required for assumption of car lease.
Issue(s)
Whether a debtor could assume a car lease under 11 U.S.C.S. § 365(p)(2) without also reaffirming a debt under 11 U.S.C.S. § 524(c).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 11, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-005

In re Baltzer

Ruling
Debtor entitled to damages for creditor's willful violation of discharge injunction.
Issue(s)
Should loan servicer be sanctioned for violating the discharge injunction?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 11, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-015

In re Meddock

Ruling
Bank's wholly unsecured second lien could be avoided based on valuation at petition date.
Issue(s)
Was petition date or date of motion the proper date for valuation of property on which debtor sought to avoid junior lien as unsecured?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 10, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-008

Gilbert v. Goble (In re North Am. Clearing Inc.)

Ruling
Payments to debtor's principal for personal expenses that were part of principal's normal compensation were not avoidable as fraudulent.
Issue(s)
Could payments to debtor's principal for personal expenses be avoided as fraudulent?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 29, 2014 , LexisNexis #1114-025

Kapila v. Suntrust Mortg. (In re Pearlman)

Ruling
Transfer to mortgage company from account at airline company that was a Ponzi scheme avoided as fraudulent.
Issue(s)
Could trustee avoid and recover four prepetition transfers made by one of the consolidated debtors, to lender as mortgage payments for a seller of the faux securities at the heart of a Ponzi scheme?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 26, 2014 , LexisNexis #1014-092

Texas v. Garner (In re Garner)

Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable due to false representations intended to deceive creditors.
Issue(s)
Did judgment based on debtor's false representations establish nondischargeable debt?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 05, 2014 , LexisNexis #1014-017

In re Whitehill

Ruling
Attorney sanctioned for filing 138 cases and 82 amended schedules without clients' review or signatures.
Issue(s)
Should attorney be sanctioned for filing 138 cases with attendant schedules and statements and 82 amended schedules under penalty of perjury without first obtaining his clients review or signature?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 12, 2014 , LexisNexis #0914-070

In re Catalano

Ruling
Post discharge issuance of certificate of title stripped debtor of right to redeem property.
Issue(s)
Whether a valid certificate of sale cuts off a debtor's ability to strip off a wholly unsecured junior lien?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 05, 2014 , LexisNexis #0714-120