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Barroso-Herrans v. Lugo-Mender (In re Barroso-Herrans)

Barroso-Herrans v. Lugo-Mender (In re Barroso-Herrans)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court properly approved trustee's settlement of lawsuits where debtor's valuation of claimed exemption was dubious.
Procedural posture

Appellant debtors sought review of a decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, which upheld a bankruptcy court's approval of a litigation settlement in their chapter 7, 11 U.S.C.S. § 701 et seq., bankruptcy case that appellee trustee had unilaterally negotiated with a state agency.

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Court :
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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 07, 2008 , LexisNexis #0608-029