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Freeland . Enodis Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In multiple appeals arising out of bankruptcy proceedings, plaintiff trustee can avoid transfers from Consolidated to defendant between 1989 and 1995...

PW Enterprises v. North Dakota Racing Commission

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In a bankruptcy matter, denial of appellant's motion for derivative standing is reversed and remanded where: 1) creditor (or creditor's committee) may...

In the Matter of: SI Restructuring, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
In a bankruptcy case, a bankruptcy court's order granting a plan administrator's motion authorizing disbursal of a reserve fund is vacated and...

Campbell v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit accusing defendant of filing a claim attempting to collect a pre-petition debt in violation of an automatic stay in plaintiffs' Chapter 13...

In re: Porter

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Rights, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law
In a bankruptcy case, a ruling excepting from discharge a judgment debt that appellee had obtained against debtor in an employment retaliation case is...

In re: Hamilton

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
11 U.S.C. section 524(a) makes a state-court judgment void ab initio when entered against a debtor whose dischargeable debts have been discharged.

In the Matter of: Ferrell

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law
Statutory damages are not available for violations of 15 U.S.C. sections 1632(a) and 1638(b)(1), provisions of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA).

Henning v. Mainstreet Bank

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts
In bankruptcy proceedings wherein appellant claimed that a mortgage he granted to appellee-bank on his home as collateral for business loans should be...

In re: Cellular 101, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law
A party's failure to timely inform the court of appeals of a settlement that it believes disposes of a pending appeal precludes the party from...

In Re: Holland

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
A dispute in a bankruptcy case over which state's law should determine whether real property owned by debtor should be exempted from the bankruptcy...