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Larson v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC (In re Larson)

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 22, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-099

Ullrich v. Welt (In re Nica Holdings Inc.)

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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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 17, 2015 , LexisNexis #0116-068

Kasdorf v. Home Casual Enters. (In re Home Casual LLC)

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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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 30, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-092

Ocean Innovations Inc. v. Ahern (In re Ahern)

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 19, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-052

Laddusire v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. (In re Laddusire)

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 19, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-067

In re Achtor

Ruling
Debtor's objection to credit card claims overruled.
Issue(s)
Should debtors' objections to credit card claims be overruled?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 03, 2015 , LexisNexis #0815-115

Milwaukee Builders Supply Inc. v. St. Antoine (In re St. Antoine)

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 10, 2015 , LexisNexis #0815-017

In re Home Casual LLC

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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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 19, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-091

Spencer v. Federal Home Loan Mortg. Corp. (In re Spencer)

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 15, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-068

In re Spencer

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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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 15, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-041