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Lenoci, In re--Salgado v. Lenoci
Apr
25
2019
Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable where creditor established that debtor caused willful andmalicious injury. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Willful and Malicious Injury to
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Burciaga, In re
Mar
22
2019
Ruling
Portion of severance pay was sufficiently rooted in debtor's pre-bankruptcy past that itconstituted property of debtor's bankruptcy estate. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate.
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Gilmore, In re--Chuipek v. Gilmore
Sep
27
2018
Ruling
State court judgment was nondischargeable as chapter 7 debtor violated the Illinois HumanRights Act, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. (Bankr. N.D.Ill.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Willful and Malicious Injury to Another Entity or Property of Another Entity.
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Horlbeck, In re--Tillman Enters., LLC v. Horlbeck
Sep
14
2018
Ruling
Debt owed under settlement agreement was dischargeable where debtor established that claims alleged by plaintiff and the evidence were insufficient to establish a securities violation or fraud. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Debt Relating to Securities Violations.
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Ferrari, In re--Brown v. Ferrari
Aug
07
2018
Ruling
Debtor’s discharge was denied as he failed to preserve adequate recorded information from which his true financial condition could be ascertained with accuracy and did not offer any reasonable justification for that failure. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial.
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Spielman, In re--City of Chicago v. Spielman
Aug
06
2018
Ruling
Court concluded that treble damages were more appropriately found to be nondischargeablein connection with the fraud claim. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted.
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Fakhuri, In re--Old Republic Nat'l Title Ins. Co. v. Fakhuri
May
08
2018
Ruling
Debt was nondischargeable where debtor acted with fraudulent intent, made expressmisrepresentations, and insurer was justified in relying on debtor's representations. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Exceptions to Discharge; Types of Debt Excepted; Fraud; False Pretenses, False Representations or Actual Fraud.
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Drabik, In re--Estate of Drabik v. Drabik
Feb
07
2018
Ruling
Debtor's discharge denied for failure to keep or preserve accurate financial records as thedebtor has essentially no records of any kind related to his financial situation. (Bankr. N.D.Ill.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Failure to Keep or Preserve Books or Records.
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Chellino Crane, Inc., In re
Dec
28
2017
Ruling
Court reduced the award for bankruptcy filing and document review requested by financialadvisor as many of the services were duplicative of creditor committee's counsel's services.(Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers.
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Pratola, In re
Dec
27
2017
Ruling
Existence of educational debt in excess of the § 109(e) limit was not cause for dismissal orconversion of debtor's case. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Conversion or Dismissal; For Cause.
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