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SAWCZAK v. GOLDENBERG

Bankruptcy Law
The proceeds of an annuity contract where there is a surrender penalty are exempt from legal process by virtue of Fla. Stat. Ann. section 222.14.

REIN v. PROVIDIAN FIN. CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
Where no court has approved the reaffirmation of the debt agreement, the reaffirmation has no preclusive effect on whether the debts are...

US v. DANIELS

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Bankruptcy fraud statute at 18 USC 157 is not void for vagueness, and court need not instruct jury about defendant's "good faith" belief in the...

PARSONS v. UNION PLANTERS BANK

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Under Missouri law and 11 USC 541(a)(1), debtor real estate agent had an interest in her commissions when real estate sales contracts were executed...

SAFEWAY MANAGING GEN. AGENCY, INC. v. OSHEROW

Bankruptcy Law
Because a cause of action under G.A. Stowers Furniture Co. v. Am. Indem. Co., 15 S.W.2d 544, does not accrue until the judgment in the underlying case...

AM. LAW CENTER PC v. STANLEY

Bankruptcy Law
In a chapter 7 proceeding, obligation to pay pre-petition legal services is subject to automatic stay and discharge even where the debtor has agreed...

FAEHNRICH v. BENTZ METAL PRODS.

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law
Sec. 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act preempts employees' Indiana mechanic's liens, under Indiana Code sec. 32-8-3-1 et seq., for vacation...

FRANK v. MICHIGAN STATE UNEMPLOYMENT AGENCY

Bankruptcy Law
Pre-petition liens on the bankruptcy debtor's property do not reattach to post-petition preference proceeds recovered by a bankruptcy trustee because...

MOLDO v. MATSCO, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Intellectual Property
Neither 35 USC 261 of the Patent Act nor Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code requires a holder of a security interest in a patent to record the...

SOOST v. NAH, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
While a bankruptcy court order could enable debtor to avoid a judgment lien to the extent that it impaired debtor's $1.00 exemption in a parcel of...