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Stoe v. Flaherty

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's state court action to recover unpaid severance benefits from current and former officers of his now-bankrupt previous...

Will v. Northwestern Univ.

Bankruptcy Law, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Approval of a bankruptcy settlement agreement involving claims against makers of products containing ephedra is affirmed where the district court...

US v. Gurley

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Environmental Law
Denial of a motion for reconsideration and judgment against defendant is affirmed in a bankruptcy proceeding where the district court had jurisdiction...

Fuller-Austin Insulation Co. v. Highlands Ins. Co

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
Trial court judgment in a coverage dispute regarding asbestos claims is reversed to the extent it imposed liability on defendants-insurers, to the...

Jacksonville Airport, Inc. v. Michkeldel, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
Bankcruptcy court holding that defendant did not have to count plaintiff-airport's vote to reject defendant's Chapter 11 plan of reorganization is...

ACandS, Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
Dismissal of a suit for a declaratory judgment involving an arbitration award for mootness and denial of a motion to vacate the arbitration award is...

Youngman v. Fleet Bank, N.A.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Bankruptcy court orders granting defendant-mortgagee-bank's motion for an award of attorney's fees and expenses for services rendered relating to a...

Warfield v. Byron

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed in a suit alleging claims under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act by plaintiff-receiver against investors...

US v. McBride

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for bankruptcy fraud and related offenses is affirmed over his claim that the district court violated his Sixth Amendment rights...

Murray v. GMAC Mortgage Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Denial of class certification in a consumer class action against defendant-lender under the Fair Credit Reporting Act is granted where the district...