all - Opinion Summaries

In re: Marciano

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
Bankruptcy court's summary judgment for petitioning creditors is affirmed, where: 1) an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed against the debtor met...

In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Trustee's denial of claims against Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) was proper where claimants do not qualify as BLMIS "customers"...

Canning v. Beneficial Maine, Inc.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In bankruptcy proceeding, judgment finding no discharge injunction violation in defendants' refusal to either foreclose or release the mortgage lien...

Communications Network International, Ltd. v. MCI Worldcom Communications, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In appeal of district court's grant of defendant's motion for relief under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(6) reopening the time within which...

Total Realty Management, LLC v. R. A. North Development, Incorporated

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts
In appeal by bankruptcy trustee for debtor, judgment of dismissal of adversary action against defendant for contribution for debtor's liabilities...

In re: Beach First Nat'l Bancshares, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a trustee's suit against the former directors and officers of a bankrupt corporation, alleging breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, bankruptcy...

In the Matter of Bellingham Ins. Agency, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In bankruptcy proceedings, district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's summary judgment in a fraudulent conveyance action against a...

In re: Baldwin

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a suit brought by unsecured creditors against various directors and officers of a bankrupt non-profit nursing care facility, alleging breach of...

In re: Scholz

Bankruptcy Law, Government Law
In Chapter 13 proceedings involving the issue of debtor's Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) annuity, the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP)...

In re Barry L. Michael

Bankruptcy Law
Following debtor's conversion of his case from a Chapter 13 adjustment of debts under a reorganization plan to a Chapter 7 liquidation of assets and...