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In re: Ross-Tousey

Bankruptcy Law, Tax Law, Transportation
A Chapter 7 debtor who owns his car free and clear may take the IRS Local Standard vehicle ownership expense deduction under the 11 U.S.C. section...

In Re: Ades & Berg Group Investors

Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Law
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 127 S. Ct. 1199 (2007), does...

In re: Hunt

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a bankruptcy case, creditor-bank's appeal is dismissed as moot where: 1) debtors' conversion of their case from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 mooted the...

Beitel v. OCA Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence
Bankruptcy court employed the incorrect burden of proof (clear and convincing evidence) when denying Appellant's motion to set aside or to vacate the...

Trusted Net Media v. The Morrison Agency

Bankruptcy Law, Government Law
In a bankruptcy case, decision affirming bankruptcy court's denial plaintiff's motion to dismiss is affirmed where: 1) 11 U.S.C. section 303(b) did...

Spencer v. Marshall

Bankruptcy Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy matter, decision finding defendant was an equity purchaser and plaintiff was an equity seller and therefore the transaction...

Baldi v. Samuel Son & Co., Ltd.

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy action involving the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, which allows a trustee in bankruptcy to avoid transfers made by the bankrupt if...

LPP Mortgage, Ltd. v. Brinley

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy matter, court order allowing trustee to revoke his abandonment of defendants' real property is affirmed where: 1) the trustee was...

Busseto Foods, Inc. v. Laizure

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law, White Collar Crime
In a bankruptcy case in which debtor had embezzled and subsequently repaid funds from his employer, and employer had later been required to return...

In re: Lanning

Bankruptcy Law
For purposes of calculating the "projected disposable income" of an above-median Chapter 13 debtor under amendments to the bankruptcy code effected by...