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HOUBIGANT v. FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.

Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Trademark
In an insurance dispute for coverage of liability in a trademark infringement case involving a bankruptcy, the court found language in both a...

US v. WALDRON

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In prosecution for bankruptcy fraud, the district court erred in declining to increase defendant's offense level by two under Guidelines Sec....

BINDER v. PRINCE WATERHOUSE

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
A bankruptcy court has jurisdiction to hear a post-confirmation claim brought on behalf of a litigation trust against an accounting firm for...

SUPERIOR CREWBOATS INC. v. PRIMARY P&I UNDERWRITERS

Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law
Judicial estoppel prohibited plaintiff debtors from prosecuting a personal injury claim they did not timely disclose to the bankruptcy court before...

IN RE: HARFORD SANDS INC.

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy case, plaintiffs failed to prove their claim to a preponderance standard, or to prove the inherent fairness in their unconventional...

FRONTIER BANK v. BROWN

Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel erred in ruling debtor did not receive reasonably equivalent value in exchange for a security interest it granted...

JANAS v. ENDO STEEL, INC.

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy case, because the unconditional release in question was given for what turned out to be an NSF check, the subsequent payment that...

FADAYIRO v. AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE CO.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
Defendant's failure to specify the order appealed from and to name all defendants in his notice of appeal in a bankruptcy case did not merit the lower...

HELLER FIN. INC. v. PRUDENCIAL INS. CO. OF AM.

Bankruptcy Law
Because the original agreements were unclear, creditors were each only entitled to a pro rata share of the bankrupt debtor's remaining assets,...

IN RE: MARRIAGE OF GIOIA

Bankruptcy Law, Family Law
A notice of abandonment filed by the trustee in husband's personal bankruptcy action was not ambiguous and, therefore, the family residence was not...