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In re: Addison

Bankruptcy Law, Education Law, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In a bankruptcy case, rulings against debtor and denial of discharge are affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) the bankruptcy court clearly...

In Re: Graupner

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In a bankruptcy case raising the issue of whether the anti-bifurcation provision in the hanging paragraph of Title 11 protects against "cramdown" of...

Jaffe v. Pacelli

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
In a matter arising out of a real estate transaction, judgment against debtor defendant including award of attorney's fees is affirmed in most...

In the Matter of: Coleman

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Education Law
"[U]ndue hardship" determinations, whereby bankruptcy courts decide whether student loans qualify for discharge, can be ripe in a Chapter 13 case...

In re: Mullarkey

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit alleging fraud in a bankruptcy proceeding by co-owners of debtor's property, dismissal of claims is reversed where the bankruptcy court had...

In re: Paul

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Sanctions
In an adversary proceeding brought by former debtors after a bankruptcy discharge claiming that defendant violated a discharge injunction via a state...

Sartin v. Macik

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
A state default judgment, entered as a penalty for a party's failure to comply with a North Carolina court's discovery order, does not have collateral...

In re: Arch Wireless, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Remedies
In proceedings arising after a bankruptcy discharge, in which a creditor argued that it did not receive proper notice of Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Bondi v. Capital & Fin. Asset Mgmt. S.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, International Law, Securities Law
Denial of motion by debtor in foreign bankruptcy proceedings to enjoin actions brought against it in the United States is affirmed where the district...