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In re: Scarborough

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In the context of the anti-modification protection afforded in Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings by 11 U.S.C. section 1322(b)(2), a mortgage secured...

Rombro v. Dufrayne

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff and order subordinating defendant's claim for damages against the debtor is affirmed as the claim of a former executive...

Trenwick Am. Litig. Trust v. Ernst & Young, L.L.P.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, M&A, Professional Malpractice, Securities Law
In an action brought by a litigation trust arising from the bankruptcy of a Bermudan holding company and its top U.S. subsidiary, the court finds...

Watman v. Groman

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
Denial of debtor's discharge of indebtedness is affirmed where the bankruptcy court: 1) correctly concluded that the debtor had in fact transferred...

Dahar v. Jackson

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment setting aside certain property transfers made to defendant in a bankruptcy action is affirmed where the transfers were constructively...

Black v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp.

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
Claim for collection costs associated with student loans and computed according to Department of Education regulation 34 C.F.R. section 682.410(b)(2)...

In re: Layo v. First Nat'l Bank of N. NY

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
Reversal of bankruptcy court decision and finding that a confirmed Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan is res judicata preventing a debtor from avoiding a...

Unified W. Grocers, Inc. v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for an insurance company in a coverage dispute is reversed where: 1) the district court erred in finding no genuine issue as to...

Daewoo Motor Am., Inc. v. General Motors Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims on the ground of international comity is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erroneously concluded that...

Dick v. Conseco, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for employer in an action over the effects of bankruptcy on employee benefits for a senior officer is affirmed where the employment...