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Keese, In re--Barbknecht Firm, P.C. v. Keese

Ruling
Discharge denied due to debtor's acquisition and appropriation of a tax refund with an intentto hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraudulent Transfer or Concealment of Property;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 28, 2021 , LexisNexis #0421-070

Epperson, In re--Epperson v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp.

Ruling
Student loan remained nondischargeable as debtor failed to demonstrate compliance with theestablished legal requirement to apply his or her income to the repayment of a student loanbefore the loan could be discharged. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Educational Loans.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 24, 2021 , LexisNexis #0421-010

Jamieson, In re--Parkin v. Jamieson

Ruling
Debt was not dischargeable as creditors failed to prove that debt evidenced by defaultjudgment was obtained by actual fraud. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 08, 2021 , LexisNexis #0321-057

Opoku, In re--Swift Fin., LLC v. Opoku

Ruling
Creditor failed to prove by a preponderance of evidence that asserted debt owed by debtorarose from the infliction of a willful and malicious injury as debtor took no action thatcreated an objective substantial certainty of harm to creditor. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 02, 2020 , LexisNexis #0121-032

Hays, In re--Spears v. Hays

Ruling
Tenant was entitled to attorney fees, which were nondischargeable, due to debtor landlord'sdeceptions and unfair acts to obtain money she was not entitled to. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fiduciary Fraud, Embezzlement, or

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 15, 2020 , LexisNexis #1020-083

M. Christopher Residential, LLC, In re--Weisbart v. Rivas

Ruling
Court recommended that district court withdraw the reference for the adversary proceeding because all the claims asserted by the trustee were non-core state law causes of action. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Procedures; Withdrawal of Reference by District Court.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 22, 2020 , LexisNexis #0820-047

Davidson, In re--Trans Global Auto Logistics, Inc. v. Davidson

Ruling
Debt from the debtor's failure to perform on a construction contract was nondischargeable asthe elements of § 523(a)(2)(A) were established. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 22, 2020 , LexisNexis #0320-008

Wofford, In re--Judd, Thomas, Smith & Co. v. Wofford

Ruling
Amounts payable to debtor post-petition under asset purchase agreement were property ofdebtor's bankruptcy estate. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2019 , LexisNexis #1219-013

Thornhill, In re--Vrana v. Thornhill

Ruling
Debtor’s fiduciary defalcation was not subject to immunity under state law and resulted innondischargeable debt. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fiduciary Fraud, Embezzlement, or

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2019 , LexisNexis #1219-010

Pickens, In re

Ruling
Trustee was not entitled to a summary judgment avoiding the deposit of the settlement checkas a preferential transfer as trustee failed to show that the deposit was a "transfer" from thedebtor to the lawyer. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Preferences; Avoidable Transfers.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 27, 2019 , LexisNexis #1119-068