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Loventhal v. Edelson
Dec
21
2016
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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( Judge Posner ) [ Circuit Court ]
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Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Great Lakes Quick Lube LP v. T.D. Invs. I LLP (In re Great Lakes Quick Lube LP)
Mar
11
2016
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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Caesars Entmt Operating Co. v. BOKF N.A. (In re Caesars Entmt Operating Co.)
Dec
23
2015
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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In re Schwartz
Aug
24
2015
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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Wilson v. Mohns Inc.
Aug
10
2015
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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1756 W. Lake St. LLC v. Am. Chtd. Bank
May
15
2015
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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Sullivan v. Glenn
Apr
02
2015
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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In re Ruben
Dec
23
2014
Ruling
Award of arbitration costs was nondischargeable.
Issue(s)
Were fees awarded in postpetition arbitration based on prepetition claims nondischargeable?
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Skavysh v. Katsman (In re Katsman)
Nov
19
2014
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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Parmalat Capital Fin. Ltd. v. Grant Thornton Intl
Jun
25
2014
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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