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In re: Reynoso

Bankruptcy Law, Cyberspace Law
In an appeal arising from an adversary proceeding initiated by the U.S. Trustee in a bankruptcy case, a judgment against a seller of web-based...

Kreisler v. Goldberg

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a voluntary Chapter 11 case, denial of plaintiff's motion for sanctions for an alleged violation of the automatic stay, to void ejectment and turn...

Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. v. Electric Mach. Enter., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
District court's affirmance of bankruptcy court's denial of motion to compel arbitration is reversed as this is not a core proceeding and there is no...

Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy case involving the issue of whether a debtor in a Chapter 7 proceeding, despite bad faith conduct, has an absolute right to convert...

US v. Austin

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
A sentence in a Medicare fraud case is affirmed in part but an order of restitution is vacated due to plain error in a failure to give credit for over...

In re: MS55, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a bankruptcy case raising the issue of whether a Chapter 7 trustee may bring claims that a Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession could not, a judgment...

Dzikowski v. Northern Trust Bank of Fla., N.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In case involving claims brought by a bankruptcy estate to avoid fraudulent transfers that were partially satisfied in a lump sum settlement, summary...

Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. v. Poe

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case involving bankruptcy and two parcels of subdivided tract or real property, holding that the right of redemption belonging to plaintiff was...

Grochal v. Ocean Tech. Servs.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving bankrupt ship repair and reconditioning company, an award of interpleaded funds to unpaid subcontractors rather than to the...

Rones v. Charlisa, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
A final judgment in foreclosure is reversed in part as to the date that default interest accrued, and as to the omission of late charges where: 1) the...