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Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachussetts, et al.

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
Bankruptcy Code section 706(a) does not confer an "absolute" right to a debtor to convert Chapter 7 proceedings to Chapter 13. Thus, where a debtor...

Cadwell v. Joelson

Bankruptcy Law
Plaintiff's loan to defendant is not dischargeable in bankruptcy where defendant's Ownership and Repayment Representations do not constitute...

Beck v. Pace Int'l Union

Bankruptcy Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
Merger into a multiemployer plan is a permissible means of terminating a pension plan under ERISA.

Andrews v. Kowa Printing Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Illinois Wage Act for unpaid vacation time and severance pay after defendant Kowa Printing terminated business,...

Illinois Dep't of Revenue v. Haslett/Judy Oil, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Government Law, Tax Law
Defendant's proposed re-organization plan is unacceptable under section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code where it does not explicitly account for interest...

Copper v. Copper

Bankruptcy Law
The right to convert a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding to Chapter 13 is not absolute and is subject to an exception for motions filed in bad faith.

SEC v. Great White Marine & Recreation

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Securities Law
In a dispute concerning a distribution order of funds obtained in a civil action, judgment in favor of plaintiff-SEC is affirmed over defendant's...

Dwyer v. Duffy

Bankruptcy Law
The Friday after Thanksgiving is a "legal holiday" in California within the meaning of Rule 9006 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

Century Indem. Co. v. Congoleum Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
In a Chapter 11 reorganization, evidence of pre-petition conduct by a law firm is relevant to a review of a debtor's application to retain the firm as...

Reynolds v. Pennsylvania Higher Educ.

Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
The bankruptcy court did not err in discharging plaintiff-debtor's student loans under a totality of the circumstances test where the detrimental...