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In re SageCrest II LLC

Ruling
Claim based on unenforceable Canadian consulting agreement disallowed.
Issue(s)
Could claim based on Canadian consulting agreement be allowed?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 23, 2015 , LexisNexis #0116-084

In re Dunne

Ruling
Relief from stay granted to Irish official to continue prosecution of fraudulent transfer proceeding in Ireland against debtor's spouse.
Issue(s)
Was the automatic stay applicable to Irish official's proceeding in Ireland and if so should the stay be modified to allow the official to move forward?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 25, 2015 , LexisNexis #1215-078

Cadle Co. v. Ogalin (In re Ogalin)

Ruling
Discharge denied due to debtor's transfer of disposable earnings within one year of petition date and causing company to disregard wage execution order.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's discharge be denied due to efforts to evade wage execution and transfer of disposable earnings within one year of petition date?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 23, 2015 , LexisNexis #1115-095

In re Sapphire Dev. LLC

Ruling
Chapter 11 case dismissed for bad faith.
Issue(s)
Was the timing of filing of debtor's chapter 11 case intended to hinder, delay or defraud creditors and should it be dismissed for bad faith?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on June 26, 2015 , LexisNexis #0715-094

Skipp v. Brigham (In re Skipp)

Ruling
Debt owed to guardian ad litem was a nondischargeable domestic support obligation.
Issue(s)
Was debt owed to guardian ad litem for debtor's minor children during divorce action a nondischargeable domestic support obligation?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 24, 2015 , LexisNexis #0515-085

In re First Conn. Consulting Group Inc.

Ruling
Trustee's settlement approved where chapter 7 debtor lacked standing to object.
Issue(s)
Could trustee's settlement of debtor's dispute with creditor relating to joint venture be approved over debtor's objection?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 09, 2014 , LexisNexis #1114-035

In re Churchill

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to understatement of projected disposable income.
Procedural posture

Debtor moved for confirmation of his second amended plan. The chapter 13 trustee objected to confirmation of the plan, claiming that debtor understated his projected disposable income in violation of 11 U.S.C.S. § 1325(b)(1)(B).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 06, 2013 , LexisNexis #0713-066

Desormes v. Charlotte School of Law Inc. (In re Desormes)

Ruling
Law school held not to have violated stay by attempting to collect student loan debt absent evidence of knowledge or damages suffered by debtor.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff chapter 7 debtor filed adversary proceedings against defendants, a law school and others, claiming that defendants violated the stay that was imposed pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 362(a) when he declared bankruptcy, and seeking a determination that student loan debt be owed was dischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(8). The court consolidated the debtor's actions and tried his claims together.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 19, 2012 , LexisNexis #1012-113

Aqua Scapes LLC v. Giaccio (In re Giaccio)

Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable where debtor fraudulently induced creditor to perform work for which it could not pay.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff creditor brought a four-count complaint against defendant chapter 7 debtor under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(6) for an exception to the discharge of a debt, and a determination of the amount that non-discharged debt. Debtor denied the allegations and asserted a "Special Defense" of accord and satisfaction which the creditor denied. The matter was before the court for judgment.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 06, 2012 , LexisNexis #1012-014

In re Derby Dev. Corp.

Ruling
Vote for confirmation by mechanics' lienor that was organized by debtor disregarded as made in bad faith.
Procedural posture

A bankruptcy debtor proposed a plan of reorganization which a mechanic's lienor as the sole member of an impaired class of creditors voted to accept. A creditor moved to disregard the vote of the lienor as not voted in good faith pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 1126(e).

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on June 28, 2012 , LexisNexis #0912-135