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Cutcliff v. Reuter

Ruling
Action by Ponzi scheme victims to recover assets placed by debtor in revocable trust properly referred to bankruptcy court.
Issue(s)
Was proceeding by victims of debtor's Ponzi scheme seeking to recover assets placed in trust by debtor properly referred to the bankruptcy court?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 30, 2015 , LexisNexis #0715-103

Civic Partners Sioux City LLC v. Main Street Theaters Inc. (In re Civic Partners Sioux City LLC)

Ruling
Denial of confirmation of chapter 11 plan and related orders regarding leases were not final appealable judgments.
Issue(s)
Were denial of confirmation of debtor's second plan and related orders regarding leases final appealable orders?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 03, 2015 , LexisNexis #0315-138

Running v. Miller (In re Miller)

Ruling
Annuity paid for with funds from qualified IRA as a rollover contribution properly held to be exempt.
Issue(s)
Was bankruptcy court correct in allowing an exemption in debtor's annuity?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 13, 2015 , LexisNexis #0315-045

Reuter v. Cutliff (In re Reuter)

Ruling
Debt based on vicarious liability for fraudulent acts of partners in valid partnership properly held nondischargeable.
Procedural posture

Debtor, who filed for bankruptcy under chapter 11, appealed the decision of the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit that affirmed an order of a bankruptcy court that debts to appellee nine creditors were non-dischargeable in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a). The bankruptcy court rejected the debtor's chapter 11 plan and granted the creditors' motion to convert to a chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 17, 2012 , LexisNexis #0812-018

Gulfcoast Workstation Corp. v. Peltz (In re Bridge Info. Sys.)

Ruling
Court affirmed finding that payments to transferee were preferential since transferee failed to establish an ordinary course of business defense.
Procedural posture

Appellant transferee sought review of the judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, which affirmed the bankruptcy court's finding that the transferee failed to establish an ordinary course defense to appellee plan administrator's avoidance of the debtor's preferential transfers to the transferee, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 547(b).

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Court :
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opinion summary, case decided on May 18, 2006 , LexisNexis #0606-022