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In re: Southern Cal. Sunbelt Developers

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In actions seeking punitive damages and attorney's fees arising out of the filing of allegedly meritless involuntary bankruptcy petitions against two...

Hamilton v. Lanning

Bankruptcy Law
In an objection by a Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee to confirmation of debtor's plan because the proposed payment amount was less than the full amount...

Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. v. VP Bldg., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In Chapter 11 proceedings, district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's decision disallowing an insurer's petition for administrative...

In re: Moore

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a creditor's appeal of the district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's approval of a settlement of estate claims over creditor's...

In re: Velocita Worldwide Logistics Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal from the district court's judgment affirming the bankruptcy court and declining to imply a right of contribution among defendants who...

In re: Grossman's Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In Chapter 11 proceedings, district court's affirmance of a bankruptcy court's holding that the plaintiffs' tort claims, arising from exposure to...

In re: Exide Technologies

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, district court's affirmance of the Bankruptcy Court's grant of debtor's motion to reject an agreement to sell...

Moses v. Howard Univ. Hosp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against a hospital claiming retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Allegheny Health, Educ. & Research Found. v. Price WaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a now bankrupt nonprofit company's committee's action against a financial auditing company for breach of contract, professional negligence, and...

In re: Ran

Bankruptcy Law, International Law
In an Israeli bankruptcy receiver's appeal of the district court's denial of his petition for recognition under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code of...