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US v. RANDLE

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies, Sentencing
After fraudulent bankruptcy scheme convictions, the district court had no authority to order restitution where 1) individuals did not qualify as...

IN RE CRAWFORD

Bankruptcy Law
The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting, as an unfair discrimination against other creditors, a proposed Chapter 13 plan which...

ARCHER v. WARNER

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
A debt for money promised in a settlement agreement accompanied by the release of underlying tort claims can amount to a debt for money obtained by...

IN RE: PPI ENTERS., INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Where Bankruptcy Code section 502(b)(6), capping a landlord's claim in bankruptcy for damages from lease termination, alters a creditor's...

IN RE: COLONIAL MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
An action is barred under the doctrine of res judicata where appellant, acting through its privy and corporate relative, had a full and fair...

BROOKS v. AM. GEN. FIN., INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Case remanded for factual findings as to whether debtor paid mortgage in full or in part, and received a discharge, and what rate of interest might...

SPRADLIN v. JARVIS

Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts
A contract party's reclamation of fabricated steel was not a voidable preference pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 547, as debtor failed to show that a...

MORRIS v THE CIT GROUP/EQUIP. FIN., INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Kansas Supreme Court would likely adopt a substantial compliance standard for motor vehicle certificates of title, thus a bankruptcy trustee's...

CITICORP VENTURE CAPITAL, LTD. v. COMM. OF CREDITORS HOLDING UNSECURED CLAIMS, PAPERCRAFT CORP.

Bankruptcy Law
The "American Rule" should not be applied to the subordination of the administrative and professional costs, and because the district court's findings...

SCHWARTZ v. KUJAWA

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel did not err in holding that a discovery order was not final for purposes of appellate review.