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Kingdom Fresh Produce Inc. v. Stokes Law office L.L.P. (In re Delta Produce L.P.)

Ruling
District court order vacating final special counsel's fee award for litigating Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act claims affirmed.
Issue(s)
Can special counsel's fees and expenses be disbursed from the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act fund?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 11, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-003

Judgment Factors L.L.C. v. Packer (In re Packer)

Ruling
Denial of discharge properly denied absent evidence of concealment or transfer of assets.
Issue(s)
Did the bankruptcy and district courts err in finding that debtor did not act in any way that merited the denial of a discharge?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 10, 2016 , LexisNexis #0416-026

Schaumburg Bank & Trust Co. N.A. v. Alsterda

Ruling
Approval of a particular settlement was not a final order appealable by creditor.
Issue(s)
Whether the approval of a particular settlement is a "stand-alone dispute" that would be its own case outside of the bankruptcy and therefore a final appealable order?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 04, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-138

U.S. Bank N.A. v. Vill. at Lakeridge LLC (In re Vill. at Lakeridge LLC)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court finding that buyer was not a non-statutory insider was not clearly erroneous.
Issue(s)
Did bankruptcy court err in holding that the buyer of an unsecured claim was not a non-statutory insider of debtor?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 08, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-001

Starion Fin. v. McCormick (In re McCormick)

Ruling
Circuit court lacked jurisdiction over appeal of bankruptcy appellate panel's remand of attorneys' fees dispute to the bankruptcy court.
Issue(s)
Whether a circuit court had jurisdiction, under 28 U.S.C.S. § 158(d)(1), over an appeal relating to the payment of attorney's fees in a bankruptcy proceeding when the bankruptcy appellate panel (BAP) ordered the bankruptcy court on remand to determine the timeliness of the fee request.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 01, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-138

Stubbs & Perdue P.A. v. Angell (In re Anderson)

Ruling
IRS tax claim could not be subordinated to claim for debtor's bankruptcy attorneys' fees.
Issue(s)
Did secured tax claim take priority over debtor's attorneys' claim for fees?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 29, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-092

Garner v. Knoll Inc. (In re Tusa-Expo Holdings Inc.)

Ruling
Avoidance properly denied where creditor made transfer from proceeds of own collateral.
Issue(s)
Did the bankruptcy court err in holding that transfers from proceeds of accounts receivable in which creditor held a security interest were not preferential?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on January 28, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-125

Zachary v. California Bank &Trust

Ruling
Absolute priority rule continues to apply in individual post-BAPCPA chapter 11 cases.
Issue(s)
Whether the absolute priority rule under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1129(b)(2)(B)(ii) continued to apply in individual chapter 11 cases after BAPCPA.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 28, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-131

Sikirica v. Wettach (In re Wettach)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court properly found transfers to be constructively fraudulent.
Issue(s)
Did the bankruptcy and district courts err in finding transfers to be constructively fraudulent?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 20, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-086

Harrington v. Simmons (In re Simmons)

Ruling
Discharge denied due to failure to keep records or account for loss of assets.
Issue(s)
Was debtor's failure to provide a satisfactory explanation of the disposition of assets or keep adequate records properly held to be cause for a denial of discharge?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 20, 2016 , LexisNexis #0216-093