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In re Motors Liquidation Co.

Bankruptcy Law
In an appeal of a Bankruptcy Court judgment enforcing a 'free and clear' provision of a sale order to enjoin claims against a debtor's successor...

Hoover v. Harrington

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy case, the District Court's affirmation of the Bankruptcy Court's conversion of debtor's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case to a case under...

In re Hoover

Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice
In an ethics action, the district court's order of sanctions under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011(b)(2) against debtor's attorney, ordering...

Puerto Rico v. Franklin Cal. Tax-Free Trust

Bankruptcy Law, Public Utilities, Constitutional Law
In a suit to enjoin the Puerto Rico Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act, portions of which mirror Chapters 9 and 11 of the Federal...

In Re: Neff

Bankruptcy Law
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy creditor's adversary proceeding seeking an exception to discharge on the basis of a fraudulent transfer of property under 11...

Castaic Partners II, LLP v. DACA Castaic, LLP

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy case, in which the bankruptcy courted granted a party's motion for relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay so that it could proceed...

Husky Int'l Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz

Bankruptcy Law
In a case involving a dispute over whether a debt could be discharged by a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, the Fifth Circuit's decision affirming the...

Kirkland v. Rund

Bankruptcy Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an bankruptcy case, the district court's decision affirming the bankruptcy court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a bankruptcy...

Patel v. Crown Diamonds, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging defendants defrauded her of hundreds of thousands of dollars after her husband died, the trial court's entry of judgment based on...

Anderson v. Hancock

Property Law & Real Estate, Bankruptcy Law
In a case where the rate of interest on the debtors' residential mortgage loan was increased upon default, the District Court's judgment is affirmed...