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§ 507(a)

In re Escalera Res. Co.

Ruling
Chapter 11 debtor authorized to pay priority claims of employees for wages, salaries, expenses and benefits.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's motion for payment of wages, salaries and benefits of employees be granted?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 09, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-085

Baldiga v. Golemo (In re Golemo)

Ruling
Debtor's former spouse entitled to a priority domestic support obligation claim against proceeds of sale of estate property.
Issue(s)
Was debtor's former spouse entitled to a priority domestic support obligation claim?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 23, 2015 , LexisNexis #1115-081

In re Tropicana Entmt LLC

Ruling
Creditor that provided management services to debtor was not entitled to summary judgment on administrative claim but claim employee benefits creditor granted administrative expense status.
Issue(s)
Were claims of creditors who provided management services and employee benefits provider entitled to administrative expense status?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 13, 2015 , LexisNexis #1115-048

In re Howrey LLP

Ruling
Landlords' gap claims were entitled to priority status.
Issue(s)
Whether claims of landlords for unpaid rent accruing during the interval between the filing of an involuntary petition and an order for relief were entitled to priority.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 11, 2015 , LexisNexis #0915-014

Bradford v. United States Dept of the Treasury (In re Bradford)

Ruling
IRS exaction based on early withdrawal from retirement account was not a tax entitled to priority status.
Issue(s)
Was an exaction by the IRS based on debtor's early withdrawal from a retirement account a tax that should be granted priority status?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 19, 2015 , LexisNexis #0815-046

In re Moser

Ruling
Attorneys fees awarded in custody proceeding were a nondischargeable domestic support obligation.
Issue(s)
Was debt for attorneys' fees awarded in child custody proceeding a nondischargeable domestic support obligation?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 13, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-048

In re Trentadue

Ruling
Claim for attorneys' fees awarded to debtor's former spouse due to debtor's protracted litigation was a nondischargeable domestic support obligation entitled to priority.
Issue(s)
Were sanctions assessed against debtor due to conduct in litigating custody proceedings against former spouse a nondischargeable domestic support obligation?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 19, 2015 , LexisNexis #0415-043

In re Kirkpatrick

Ruling
Confirmation denied as plan did not give priority treatment to domestic support obligation.
Issue(s)
Should confirmation be denied due to the plan's failure to provide priority treatment to alleged domestic support obligation?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 22, 2014 , LexisNexis #0115-045

In re Symdon

Ruling
Fees owed directly to debtor's spouse's divorce attorneys were not nondischargeable domestic support obligations.
Issue(s)
Whether a law firm, which represented the debtor's wife in divorce proceedings, was entitled to a priority claim, under 11 U.S.C.S. § 507(a)(1)(A), for its attorney's fees in the debtor's chapter 13 case when debt was held to be non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 523 in the debtor's chapter 7 case.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 03, 2014 , LexisNexis #1014-120

In re Downer

Ruling
Claim for child support arrearage for medical expenses was a nondischargeable domestic support obligation that was entitled to first priority.
Issue(s)
Was claim for past medical expenses on debtor's and former spouse's child that the debtor was previously ordered to pay and for additional healthcare costs for the child not covered by health insurance a nondischargeable domestic support obligation and entitled to priority treatment?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 16, 2014 , LexisNexis #0814-048