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PHI, Inc., In re

Ruling
Court confirmed debtors' amended joint plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 as it wasfeasible and confirmation was not likely to be followed by the need for further financialreorganization. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Confirmation of Plan.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 02, 2019 , LexisNexis #1019-021

Williams, In re--Rosado v. Williams

Ruling
Debt discharged as there was no showing that debtor's representation that he would pay off the second mortgage on a home he sold to the creditor was a knowing and fraudulent falsehood. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 14, 2018 , LexisNexis #0119-095

George, In re--Korn v. George

Ruling
Claims against debtor deemed nondischargeable as the violations of receivership order werewillful and malicious. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
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 May 30, 2018 , LexisNexis #0718-016

Randall, In re

Ruling
Debtors were required to pay the six percent interest on the DSO claims where the DSOdefinition provided an explicit inclusion of interest. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Definitions; “Disinterested Person”; Creditor, Equity Security Holder or Insider Excluded.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 10, 2018 , LexisNexis #0518-061

Imam, In re--Mackenzie Leigh, LLC v. Imam

Ruling
Objection to discharge denied as plaintiff failed to show that defendant knew she wasmaking a false representation when she signed the agreement. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False Representations or Actual Fraud.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 29, 2018 , LexisNexis #0318-042

Thomas, In re--Thomas v. United States Dep't of Educ.

Ruling
Debtor was not entitled to have her student loan debt discharged as she had not met her burden of showing undue hardship. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Educational Loans.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 08, 2017 , LexisNexis #0118-044

Aeon Operating, Inc., In re--Seidel v. Mercury Operating, LLC

Ruling
Revenue sweep was an avoidable transfer as it was a transfer of an inerest of the debtor inproperty made within two years before the petition date in which debtor received less than areasonably equivalent value. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Fraudulent Transfers and Obligations; Elements of Fraudulent Transfers; Avoidable Transfers; Transfers Presumed Fraudulent.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 03, 2017 , LexisNexis #1117-055

Hamilton v. Evans (In re Evans)

Ruling
Debt deemed dischargeable as the debtor's breach of fiduciary duty was not an act ofdefalcation. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fiduciary Fraud, Embezzlement, or Larceny.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 27, 2017 , LexisNexis #1117-012

Erickson Inc., In re

Ruling
Joint plan of reorganization could be confirmed as court found that debtor formulated the plan in good faith for the legitimate purpose of reorganizing their financial affairs. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Confirmation of Plan; Requirements.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 22, 2017 , LexisNexis #0417-114

In re Olympic 1401 Elm Assocs., LLC

Ruling
Structured dismissal entered following sale of debtor’s sole asset. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
What is the propriety of a "structured dismissal" in the place of the more conventional plan confirmation process to complete a chapter 11 case?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 26, 2016 , LexisNexis #0916-102