all - Opinion Summaries

In re Fulton

Government Law, Bankruptcy Law
Held that the City of Chicago violated the Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay when it continued to hold debtors' impounded vehicles until they paid...

In re Wade

Bankruptcy Law
Held that bankruptcy debtors could not appeal the denial of their motion for sanctions, because they had not filed a petition for permission to...

In re Linn Energy, L.L.C.

Bankruptcy Law, Banking Law
Held that an energy company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan did not entitle a class of lenders to $30 million in post-petition default interest. Affirmed...

Taggart v. Lorenzen

Sanctions, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
Clarified the circumstances in which a court may hold a creditor in civil contempt for attempting to collect a debt that a bankruptcy discharge order...

In re Life Partners Holdings Inc.

Securities Law, Bankruptcy Law
In the bankruptcy proceeding of an investment business that had committed securities fraud, revived some of the bankruptcy trustee's claims against...

Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC

Trademark, Bankruptcy Law, Intellectual Property
Held that a bankrupt company's rejection of a trademark licensing agreement did not deprive its licensee of the rights to use the trademark. The U.S....

In re Riley

Bankruptcy Law, Attorney's Fees
Held that a Chapter 13 debtor's attorneys were not entitled to be reimbursed for advancing the costs of filing fees, credit counseling fees and credit...

Benjamin v SSA

Bankruptcy Law, Administrative Law, Government Benefits
Reversed and remanded. Plaintiff received over-payment of Social Security disability payments and the SSA sought to recoup the over-payment. Plaintiff...

Ashmore v. CGI Group Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Held that judicial estoppel did not bar a Sarbanes-Oxley Act whistleblower retaliation claim. The issue centered on whether the plaintiff employee had...

In re Chlad

Bankruptcy Law
Held that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor was not entitled to a discharge of debt because of fraudulent omissions in financial disclosures. Affirmed a...