- 11 U.S.C.
Larson v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC (In re Larson)
Jan
22
2016
Ruling
Debtors could strip off wholly-unsecured mortgage lien.
Issue(s)
Could debtors strip off a second mortgage lien that they alleged was wholly unsecured?
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- 28 U.S.C.
Ullrich v. Welt (In re Nica Holdings Inc.)
Dec
17
2015
Ruling
Case dismissed as assignee in Assignment for Benefit of Creditors proceeding lacked authority to file bankruptcy on behalf of debtor.
Issue(s)
Did the assignee in an assignment for the benefit of creditors lack authority to file bankruptcy on behalf of the debtor?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Kasdorf v. Home Casual Enters. (In re Home Casual LLC)
Nov
30
2015
Ruling
Lien securing garnishment judgment arose during preference period and was avoidable.
Issue(s)
Was prepetition transfer of debtor's interest in promissory note an avoidable preference?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Ocean Innovations Inc. v. Ahern (In re Ahern)
Nov
19
2015
Ruling
Patent litigation judgment established that debtor's infringement was deliberately wrongful and therefore nondischargeable.
Issue(s)
Was judgment in patent litigation nondischargeable due to finding of debtor's willful infringement?
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Laddusire v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. (In re Laddusire)
Nov
19
2015
Ruling
Bankruptcy court abstained from hearing removed state court proceeding that was non-core and would have little effect on administration.
Issue(s)
Was state court tort action that was removed to bankruptcy court subject to mandatory or permissive abstention?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Achtor
Aug
03
2015
Ruling
Debtor's objection to credit card claims overruled.
Issue(s)
Should debtors' objections to credit card claims be overruled?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Milwaukee Builders Supply Inc. v. St. Antoine (In re St. Antoine)
Jul
10
2015
Ruling
Debt was not nondischargeable due to creditor's failure to prove fraud or fiduciary defalcation under the Bullock standard.
Issue(s)
Did debtor's failure to hold funds in trust in compliance with state "theft by contractor" statute result in a debt that was nondischargeable on grounds of fiduciary defalcation?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Home Casual LLC
May
19
2015
Ruling
Creditors granted derivative standing to pursue avoidance claims against children of debtor's 50 percent owner.
Issue(s)
Whether to grant factories, which were creditors of debtor (an outdoor furniture supplier), derivative standing to pursue claims under 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 544, 547, 548, and 550 and under Wis. Stat. §§ 242.04 and 242.05 against the children of debtor's 50 percent owner for salaries paid to them.
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- 28 U.S.C.
Spencer v. Federal Home Loan Mortg. Corp. (In re Spencer)
May
15
2015
Ruling
Debtor's wrongful foreclosure claim against loan servicer dismissed pursuant to the Rooker- Feldman doctrine.
Issue(s)
Was debtor's proceeding alleging that foreclosure judgment was obtained by fraud barred by operation of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine?
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In re Spencer
May
15
2015
Ruling
Creditor granted relief from stay on basis of lack of adequate protection due to diminution in value of mortgaged property.
Issue(s)
Was creditor entitled to relief from stay to foreclose on property in which debtor admitted she had no equity?
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