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In re: Sabala

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions
Order imposing monetary sanctions on plaintiff-creditor in a bankruptcy case subsequent to his filing a second complaint is affirmed where plaintiff...

In re: Cooper Commons

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Construction
A lender to a bankrupt condominium development may specify that post-petition loans it makes are to be used only for certain purposes. (Amended...

In re Baker

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Debt Collection
A lienholder on a vehicle has no duty to reperfect its interest simply because an owner moves with their vehicle to a different state and neglects to...

Casa Eva I Homeowners Ass'n v. Ani Constr. & Tile, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts, Debt Collection, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of a judgment-creditor's motion for an order for satisfaction of its judgment lien is affirmed where there was no error in finding that...

Ruesch v. Household Auto. Finance Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Order denying debtors' motion to vacate an order dismissing their bankruptcy case is affirmed where debtors failed to cure multiple deficiencies in...

In the Matter of: West Delta Oil Co., Inc.

Asset Forfeiture, Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Oil and Gas Law
Award of attorney's fees to special counsel in a bankruptcy proceeding who allegedly acted to acquire the assets of the debtor to the debtor's...

In the Matter of: West Delta Oil Co., Inc.

Asset Forfeiture, Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Oil and Gas Law
Award of attorney-s fees to special counsel in a bankruptcy proceeding who allegedly acted to acquire the assets of the debtor to the debtor-s...

Mass. Asset Fin. Corp. v. Harter, Secrest & Emery, LLP

Asset Forfeiture, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Professional Malpractice
Summary judgment for a defendant in a professional negligence claim for damages arising from an inaccurate valuation of assets used as security on a...

Nesco v. Jay

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Order voiding a warranty deed between plaintiff and defendants, bankruptcy debtors, over a .85 acre tract of land is reversed where the bankruptcy...

In re Thomas

Bankruptcy Law, Evidence
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel decision reversing the bankruptcy court's finding that defendant had fraudulently transferred a condominium to his mother...