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§ 507(a)

Sandia Tobacco Mfrs., Inc., In re

Ruling
Only taxes that were assessed less than three years before the debtor declared bankruptcy were given priority status. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Priorities; Order of Priorities; Unsecured Governmental Claims; Excise Tax.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 16, 2016 , LexisNexis #1118-070

In re LaFrance

Ruling
Creditor not entitled to priority claim for unpaid wages which were not earned within 180 days of the petition date.
Issue(s)
Was employee's claim for unpaid wages entitled to priority status?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 07, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-082

In re City Sports, Inc.

Ruling
Claim based on unredeemed gift cards issued by debtor was not entitled to priority status.
Issue(s)
Priorities; Order of Priorities; Money Deposited by Individual for Purchase, Lease or Rental of Consumer Property or Purchase of Services.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 04, 2016 , LexisNexis #1116-016

In re Aquatic Pools Inc.

Ruling
Claim for wages due more than 180-days before petition date was not entitled to priority status.
Issue(s)
Was creditor's wage claim entitled to priority status?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 27, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-086

Webber v. Proffitt (In re Webber)

Ruling
Debtor's obligation to pay mortgage on former marital home was not a domestic support obligation entitled to priority status.
Issue(s)
Was debtor's obligation to make mortgage payments on a former marital residence a domestic support obligation entitling former spouse to a priority claim?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 02, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-119

In re Carpenter

Ruling
Amendment of tax claim to add additional prepetition liability allowed.
Issue(s)
Could debtor re-convert chapter 7 case to chapter 13 and resume making the remaining payments under the prior confirmed chapter 13 plan?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 31, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-116

In re Relativity Fashion LLC

Ruling
Priority claim for compensation denied to creditor who lacked contractual relationship with debtor.
Issue(s)
Was creditor who had never been a contract employee of debtor entitled to an administrative expense claim for compensation?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 18, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-048

In re EcoSmart Inc.

Ruling
Claims for sales commissions were not entitled to priority treatment.
Issue(s)
Could prepetition commissions earned by debtor's independent contractors be paid as priority claims?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 18, 2015 , LexisNexis #0116-047

Carpenter v. Montana Dept of Labor & Indus. Unemployment Ins. Div. Contributions Bureau (In re Carpenter)

Ruling
Order holding that state tax was an excise tax entitled to priority affirmed.
Issue(s)
Whether the claim for a corporation's unpaid Montana unemployment insurance taxes is an 11 U.S.C.S. § 507(a)(8)(E) priority claim against vicariously-liable individuals.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 18, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-047

In re Hause

Ruling
Clam for lump sum payment to debtor's former spouse owed pursuant to divorce in lieu of alimony was a property settlement not entitled to priority status.
Issue(s)
Was debt owed by debtor to former spouse pursuant to divorce court order for lump sum payment a nondischargeable domestic support obligation?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 13, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-084