all - Opinion Summaries

Levey v. Systems Div., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Patent
In a bankruptcy action, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court properly vacated the bankruptcy court's injunction against defendant;...

Contemporary Industries Corp. v. Frost

Bankruptcy Law, Securities Law
In a bankruptcy action, grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where: 1) the district court and bankruptcy court did not err in...

Reinhardt v. Vanderbilt Mortgage & Fin., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
The Bankruptcy Court's order confirming Debtors' reorganization plan is affirmed where Plaintiff-Creditor argued that its secured claim could not be...

Price v. Lehtinen

Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
The Bankruptcy Court's order suspending Debtor's counsel from practicing law is affirmed, where: 1) the Bankruptcy Court has the inherent power to...

Int'l Painters and Allied Trades Indus. Pension Fund v. Radcliffe

Bankruptcy Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an action involving bankruptcy and pension benefits, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the setoff of defendant's pension benefits upon...

U.S. Bank, N.A. v. EPA

Bankruptcy Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a bankruptcy proceeding, the Bankruptcy Court's order granting the EPA's claim against the Debtor for groundwater cleanup compensation under CERCLA...

Cardinal Stritch Univ., Inc. v. Kuehn

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Education Law
In a bankruptcy action involving a university and its former student, district court's judgment ordering plaintiff to provide a transcript and pay...

In re Ingersoll, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a bankruptcy action involving an attorney's fee dispute, district court's order barring law firm's claim for additional fees under 11 U.S.C. sec....

Wells Fargo Fin. Acceptance v. Price

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
In a bankruptcy proceeding concerning a car loan, the Bankruptcy Court's order that the creditor lacked a "purchase money security interest" in the...

MBNA Am. Bank, N.A. v. Meoli

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
In a bankruptcy adversary proceeding to avoid a preferential transfer, summary judgment for the Trustee is affirmed, where two "convenience checks"...