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US v. Holstein

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, White Collar Crime
Conviction of defendant for bankruptcy fraud and making false statements in bankruptcy petitions, based on providing bankruptcy services at his law...

US v. Hall

Bankruptcy Law, Tax Law
In debtors' appeal from the district court's reversal of the bankruptcy court's order sustaining the IRS's objection to debtors' proposed...

In re: Silverman

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In debtors' appeal from a bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the trustee, holding that the trustee could recover criminal...

In re: Celotex Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Remedies
In adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court concerning creditors' property damage claims against debtor, dismissal of the action is affirmed where...

Ziino v. Baker

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an action seeking to levy against assets held in trust for a bankrupt party in an action based on a prior bankruptcy court order, summary judgment...

White v. Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's sexual harassment suit against her former employers seeking $250,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages,...

In re: JTS Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a bankruptcy adversary proceeding alleging that a member of debtor corporation's board of directors engaged in a constructive fraudulent conveyance...

In re: Northlake Dev. L.L.C.

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a creditor's appeal from the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court's decision that certain deeds the creditor held were legal...

Community Bank, N.A. v. Riffle

Bankruptcy Law
In a creditor's appeal from the bankruptcy court's denial of the creditor's motion to, inter alia, confirm the automatic dismissal of debtors' case,...

In re: Mirant Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a fraudulent transfer adversary proceeding initiated by some of a debtor's affiliates in connection with a bankruptcy petition, a denial of...