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Clark v. Rameker

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, in which plaintiffs sought to exclude roughly $300,000 in an inherited individual retirement account (IRA) from the...

In re: Kelly L. Makowka

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
The bankruptcy court and the district court erred in holding that the debtor's homeowners association had a valid statory lien on the debtor's...

Executive Benefits Ins. Agency v. Arkison

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by the bankruptcy trustee alleging the fraudulent conveyance of assets from the bankruptcy debtor to defendant, judgment in favor...

USACM Liquidating Trust v. Deloitte & Touche

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Summary judgment in favor of defendant, the debtor's former outside auditor, on claims brought by plaintiff, a bankruptcy litigation trust, alleging...

Burton v. Infinity Capital Management

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Judges & Judiciary
An attorney who prepares an order to show cause for a judge is not entitled to quasi-judicial immunity on a claim of violation of the automatic stay...

Degiacomo v. Traverse

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The bankruptcy judge and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's decisions accepting the view of the bankruptcy trustee that his power to avoid and preserve the...

Construction Supervision Services v. Branch Banking & Trust

Bankruptcy Law, Construction
The bankruptcy court and district court correctly allowed construction subcontractors to serve notice of, and thereby perfect, their liens...

Bullard v. Hyde Park Savings Bank

Bankruptcy Law
The debtor's appeal from the bankruptcy court's denial of debtor’s proposed reorganization plan is dismissed where, as here, an order of an...

In Re: H. Jason Gold

Bankruptcy Law
The district court's decision affirming the bankruptcy court's non-commission-based fee award for the bankruptcy trustee is reversed and remanded back...

Anderson v. Architectural Glass Construction, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal by debtor challenging the bankruptcy court's finding constructively fraudulent her real estate transfer to a company owned by her...