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Lowenbraun v. Canary

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In a suit alleging libel, slander, and related claims brought against defendant, counsel hired by a bankruptcy trustee to investigate certain...

Cannon-Stokes v. Potter

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant U.S. Postal Service in a suit under the Rehabilitation Act is affirmed where plaintiff's denial of an identical...

Bracewell v. Kelley

Agriculture, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Government Benefits
Exclusion of a federal payment for crop loss from a bankruptcy estate when the loss occurred before the creation of the estate, but the law creating...

Ajaka v. Brooksamerica Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit claiming violations of the Truth in Lending Act is reversed where there is a question of material fact as to...

Summers v. UAL Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of a class action against an ERISA fiduciary who administered a Employee Stock Option Plan is affirmed where the fiduciary did not act...

Fairchild Dornier GMBH v. Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors

Bankruptcy Law
The bankruptcy court's recharacterization of a sale of parts is affirmed where: 1) recharacterization of claims is within the broad powers of a...

DeBold v. Case

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a bankruptcy case involving the allocation of settlement proceeds from a lawsuit between former partners of a failed joint venture, a decision...

Sterling Consulting Corp. v. IRS

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Tax Law
Sanctions order against the IRS is vacated where the order was reviewable and the behavior that triggered the sanctions was not arguably improper.

Eureka VIII LLC v. Niagara Falls Holdings LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment seeking a declaration that it is the sole member of developer-LLC is granted where defendant breached the LLC...

Williamson v. Cox Communications, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
Defendants-cable companies' motion to dismiss plaintiff's breach of fiduciary claims is denied where a tolling agreement tolled the statute of...