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Colony Beach & Tennis Club, Ltd., In re

Ruling
Penalty claim was not entitled to administrative status as it did not relate to any tax owed bydebtor or the bankruptcy estate. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Allowance of Administrative Expenses; Types of Expenses Allowed; Estate

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 13, 2017 , LexisNexis #0118-067

United States Pipe & Foundry Co., In re--United States Pipe & Foundry Co. v. Adams

Ruling
Debtor's motion for judgment denied as the law required that there must be a minimum amount of knowledge by the claimants of the debtor's pre-confirmation conduct before an actual claim may be established properly. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Definitions; “Claim”.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 07, 2017 , LexisNexis #1217-031

Kardash, In re

Ruling
Debtor's motion for summary judgment granted where transferee liability was not entitled to priority and was, at most, a general unsecured claim. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Priorities; Order of Priorities; Unsecured Governmental Claims.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 21, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-099

Bhalla, In re--China Cent. TV v. Bhalla

Ruling
Debtor intentionally engaged in malicious acts which were certain to cause injury anddamage to the plaintiffs without just cause, thus, the plaintiffs were entitled to damages.(Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Willful and Malicious Injury to Another Entity or Property of Another Entity.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 18, 2017 , LexisNexis #0917-073

In re Exume

Ruling
Nonexempt portion of insurance proceeds and assets bought with the proceeds were propertyof the estate and subject to turnover. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable Interests.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 02, 2016 , LexisNexis #0117-018

Kapila v. Gregory E. Matton P.A. (In re Am. Managed Care LLC)

Ruling
Transfers to law firm and lawyer within two years of petition date were avoidable.
Issue(s)
Were transfers to law firm and lawyer within two years of petition date avoidable?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on June 28, 2016 , LexisNexis #0716-079

Kapila v. Warburg Pincus LLC (In re Universal Health Care Group Inc.)

Ruling
Motion to dismiss fraudulent transfer proceeding denied.
Issue(s)
Should trustee's proceeding to avoid payments made by debtor to redeem preferred stock be dismissed?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 06, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-126

In re Smith

Ruling
Trustee's objection to claimed exemption in tax refund held by debtors as entireties property overruled.
Issue(s)
Whether tax refund was held by debtors as tenants by the entireties (TBE) and whether debtors, as joint debtors, could utilize 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(b)(3)(B) to exempt the refund.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 18, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-060

Hibbard v. General Electric Credit Union (In re Hibbard)

Ruling
Trustee's attorneys' fees awarded with significant reductions based on lodestar calculation.
Issue(s)
Was chapter 7 trustee entitled to an award of attorneys' fees and costs over debtor's objection?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 13, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-076

Gonzalez v. Anthony (In re Anthony)

Ruling
Defamation claim was dischargeable where debtor's utterance was neither willful nor malicious.
Issue(s)
Was defamation claim nondischargeable on grounds of willful or malicious injury?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 17, 2015 , LexisNexis #1015-051