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Hunt Ortmann Blasco Palffy & Rossell Inc. v. Jim L. Shetakis Distrib. Co. (In re Jim L. Shetakis Distrib. Co.)

Ruling
Debtor's assignment of rights under lease without notice to creditors could not be set aside as two-year limitations period had expired.
Procedural posture

Creditor, through motions filed in the bankruptcy case and in this separate adversary action, sought to have the court set aside appellee debtor's assignment of debtor's rights under a lease and purchase agreement to appellee assignee. In this appeal, the court considered whether the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada erred when it granted the assignee's motion for summary judgment.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 30, 2009 , LexisNexis #0509-030

Barboza v. New Form Inc.

Ruling
Judgment for copyright infringement was dischargeable unless willful and malicious injury could be demonstrated on remand.
Procedural posture

Appellant debtors challenged an order of the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP), which affirmed a U.S. bankruptcy court's entry of summary judgment, finding that a judgment award against the debtors and in favor of appellee judgment creditor was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(6) as a "willful and malicious injury."

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 23, 2008 , LexisNexis #1008-060