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Print Harmony, LLC, In re

Ruling
Landlord's rejection damages claim denied where the landlord's breach of the lease agreement essentially forced debtor to reject the lease. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; When Rejection Constitutes Breach; Where Lease Has Not Been Assumed.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 04, 2017 , LexisNexis #0517-036

Smith, In re

Ruling
Trustee's motion to approve settlement granted where debtor was unable to provide any basis for excluding the settlement payment from the estate. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 09, 2017 , LexisNexis #0517-100

In re Stanton

Ruling
Trustee’s attorney allowed fees for defending fee application. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 26, 2016 , LexisNexis #1116-076

In re Cole

Ruling
Debtor’s homestead exemption in property inherited postpetition was not subject to trustee’shypothetical lien. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Was debtor’s homestead exemption in property inherited postpetition subject to trustee’s hypothetical lien?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 19, 2016 , LexisNexis #1016-056

In re Guerra

Ruling
Creditor could not reopen case to compel debtor to surrender property due to passage of time between debtor's original indication of intent to surrender and later successful foreclosure defense.
Issue(s)
Should discharge be revoked where debtor originally indicated an intent to surrender home to secured creditor but later successfully defended the creditor's foreclosure action?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 28, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-115

Private Commer. Office Inc. v. Forstmann (In re Engler)

Ruling
Transfers made pursuant to Ponzi scheme avoidable as fraudulent.
Issue(s)
Were transfers pursuant to Ponzi scheme by debtor who had been arrested, deported, convicted and imprisoned for fraud avoidable fraudulent transfers?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 23, 2015 , LexisNexis #0116-097

Perry v. Clark (In re Clark)

Ruling
Debt was dischargeable where transfer of trademarks was not shown to have been made willfully or with malicious intent.
Issue(s)
Did debtor's allegedly fraudulent transfer of the only assets that could satisfy creditor's claim result in nondischargeable debt?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 14, 2015 , LexisNexis #0116-119

OHalloran v. Harris Corp. (In re Teltronics Inc.)

Ruling
Transfer of chapter 11 debtor's right to block the sale of a patent portfolio was not constructively fraudulent.
Issue(s)
Whether debtor's sale of its right to block the sale of a patent portfolio was a constructively fraudulent transfer?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 03, 2015 , LexisNexis #1115-127

Kondapalli v. DeMasi (In re DeMasi)

Ruling
State court fraud judgment was nondischargeable due to collateral estoppel.
Issue(s)
Was fraud judgment against doctor who made financial misrepresentations to the health center of which he was a member nondischargeable by virtue of collateral estoppels?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 26, 2015 , LexisNexis #0715-083

In re Green

Ruling
Postconfirmation amendment of proof of claim filed by debtor on creditor's behalf when creditor originally failed to file denied.
Issue(s)
Could creditor that did not file a proof of claim by the bar date amend the claim filed by the debtor on its behalf to increase the claim amount?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 08, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-080