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In re: O'Lexa

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
An order in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case exempting property held by a debtor as a tenant by the entireties is affirmed where, contrary to trustee's...

In re: Brannon

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
Rulings against debtors, two pairs of spouses, in bankruptcy cases are reversed where their uses of federal exemptions were permissible under the...

US v. Mitchell

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, White Collar Crime
Income received prior to the filing of a bankruptcy petition is not included as part of the bankruptcy estate. As such, no person may be convicted of...

US v. Milwitt

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Landlord Tenant Law
The crime of bankruptcy fraud under 18 U.S.C. section 157 requires a specific intent to defraud an identifiable victim or class of victims of the...

Thompkins v. Lil' Joe Records, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In case involving a rap artist who sold copyrights to works for future royalties to a recording company that went bankrupt, summary judgment for...

Martinez v. Giacobbe

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for attorney's fees in foreclosure proceedings is affirmed where the court retained jurisdiction after the foreclosure judgment to award...

In Re: Enron Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Public Utilities
Dismissal of bankruptcy appeal for failure to comply with Rule 8009 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure is reversed as Rule 8009's 15-day...

In Re: Donald J. Wilding

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of motion to avoid judicial lien on debtor's residence under 11 U.S.C. section 522(f)is remanded where the lien itself need not exist at the...

Peoples State Bank v. Gen. Elec. Capital Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
Decisions resolving competing claims of two secured creditors to proceeds resulting from an auction of nontitled movables formerly owned by a bankrupt...

In re: Color Tile, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In case arising from the bankruptcy of Color Tile Inc. involving allegations of fraudulently transferred dividends, summary judgment for defendant on...