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In re Herman

Ruling
Creditor whose lawyer received notice of petition could not reopen case to object to discharge on grounds of fraud.
Issue(s)
Was creditor entitled to reopen the bankruptcy case and pursue revocation of the discharge of the debt and a nondischargeability complaint more than one year after deadline due to alleged improper notice?

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Court :
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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 26, 2013 , LexisNexis #1213-093

In re B.R. Brookfield Commons No. 1 LLC

Ruling
Claim based on second mortgage on shopping mall securing nonrecourse loan properly held to be valid.
Issue(s)
Did bankruptcy court err in holding that second mortgage, a nonrecourse loan, on a shopping center in which there was no equity at the time of the bankruptcy filing, was valid.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 04, 2013 , LexisNexis #1113-132

In re Longview Aluminum LLC

Ruling
Member of debtor LLC could be an insider for avoidance purposes.
Procedural posture

Appellant, a member of a limited liability company (LLC) that filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, appealed a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that affirmed a decision of a bankruptcy court that held that appellee trustee could void and recover transfers that were made to the member from the LLC less than one year before the bankruptcy filing pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 547(b)(4)(B).

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 02, 2011 , LexisNexis #0911-140

In re Globe Bldg. Materials Inc.

Ruling
State wage lien could be avoided where statute did not give precedence over bona fide purchasers.
Procedural posture

Appellants, the State of Wisconsin and its Attorney General, sought review of a decision of the District Court for the Northern District of Indiana affirming the bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee bankruptcy trustee in the trustee's adversary proceeding, seeking to set aside the State's wage lien asserted under Wis. Stat. § 109.09 on the net sale proceeds of the debtor's property.

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Court :
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opinion summary, case decided on September 08, 2006 , LexisNexis #1006-022