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Loventhal v. Edelson

Ruling
Allowance of an exemption for property held by the debtor and her spouse as tennants byentireties granted. (7th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions; Interests Held as Tenant by the Entirety or Joint Tenant.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 21, 2016 , LexisNexis #0117-071

Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Great Lakes Quick Lube LP v. T.D. Invs. I LLP (In re Great Lakes Quick Lube LP)

Ruling
Lease terminations erroneously held not to be transfers.
Issue(s)
Was termination a preferential or a fraudulent transfer of the leases so that the value of the leases was property of the estate that should be available to the bankrupt's creditors?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 11, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-010

Caesars Entmt Operating Co. v. BOKF N.A. (In re Caesars Entmt Operating Co.)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court erred in failing to enjoin litigation against debtor's non-debtor majority owner.
Issue(s)
Did the bankruptcy court err in failing to enjoin litigation against debtor's non-debtor majority owner?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 23, 2015 , LexisNexis #0116-071

In re Schwartz

Ruling
Dismissal was proper where debtor refused to pay debts and spent even more than amount of income.
Issue(s)
Did bankruptcy court err in dismissing debtors' case under § 707(a) for cause?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 24, 2015 , LexisNexis #0915-062

Wilson v. Mohns Inc.

Ruling
Fees awarded to trustee who handled foreclosure of debtors' residence were not excessive.
Issue(s)
Was fee awarded by the bankruptcy court to the bankruptcy trustee excessive?

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Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 10, 2015 , LexisNexis #0915-005

1756 W. Lake St. LLC v. Am. Chtd. Bank

Ruling
Summary judgment in favor of bank in chapter 11 debtor's avoidance proceeding affirmed.
Issue(s)
Should summary judgment in favor of creditor bank in fraud action brought against the bank by debtor in possession be affirmed?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 15, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-094

Sullivan v. Glenn

Ruling
Fraud by debtor's loan broker could not be imputed to debtors.
Issue(s)
Whether, if a debt is the result of fraud, the debtor can discharge the debt in bankruptcy if he was not complicit in the fraud; and whether he can discharge the debt even if the fraud was created by his agent, provided, again, that the debtor himself was not complicit in it?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 02, 2015 , LexisNexis #0415-116

In re Ruben

Ruling
Award of arbitration costs was nondischargeable.
Issue(s)
Were fees awarded in postpetition arbitration based on prepetition claims nondischargeable?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 23, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-061

Skavysh v. Katsman (In re Katsman)

Ruling
Discharge denied due to omission of creditors from schedules.
Issue(s)
Did district court properly reverse the bankruptcy court's denial of creditor's objection to discharge?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 19, 2014 , LexisNexis #1214-101

Parmalat Capital Fin. Ltd. v. Grant Thornton Intl

Ruling
Case related to bankruptcy but arising under state law was subject to mandatory abstention.
Issue(s)
Should district court abstain from hearing a proceeding based upon a state law claim and related to a case under title 11 with respect to which an action could not have been commenced in a court of the United States absent jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b), if the action can be timely adjudicated in state court?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on June 25, 2014 , LexisNexis #0714-137