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United Rentals, Inc. v. Angell

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law
District court's order affirming a bankruptcy court judgment allowing the bankruptcy trustee to avoid and recover certain payments made to plaintiff...

In re: Jackson

Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In debtors' appeal from a bankruptcy court's order allowing them, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 522(d)(11)(E), to exempt from their bankruptcy estate...

In re: Reliant Energy Channelview LP

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In Chapter 11 proceedings involving a bid for the debtors' largest asset, a power plant, bankruptcy court's denial of a bidder's request for...

In Re: Jones

Asset Forfeiture, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In defendants' Chapter 7 proceedings, district court's judgment that plaintiff-creditor had the right to repossess their vehicle is affirmed where: 1)...

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage v. Lindquist

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action by a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee to avoid the pre-petition transfer of a mortgage from debtor to a bank, summary judgment for plaintiff...

In re: Blast Energy. Servs. Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a creditor's appeal from the district court's order denying the creditor's motion for rehearing of its appeal of the bankruptcy court's order...

In re: Ormsby

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions
In an action by a creditor to prevent the bankruptcy court's discharge of a state court judgment against the debtor, summary judgment for the creditor...

In re W.R. Grace & Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law
In proceedings involving asbestos litigation against mining company W.R. Grace, who had sought Chapter 11 protection, and against the State of...

Jasmine Networks, Inc. v. Sup. Ct.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
In plaintiff's action under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act claiming that the defendants misappropriated certain trade secrets belonging to...

In re: Baker

Bankruptcy Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In the debtor's appeal from the bankruptcy court's order that her Keogh plan was the property of her bankruptcy estate, the order is reversed where...