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In the Matter of: Pratt

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Denial of a creditor's motion for sanctions against debtor's counsel in underlying Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, and an award of attorney's fees...

Smith v. Jordan

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Revocation of a bankruptcy discharge is affirmed in part where the district court correctly determined that a that a Trustee seeking a revocation of a...

In the Matter Of: Seven Seas Petroleum Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a case involving a secured creditor of a bankrupt corporation that was sued by an unsecured creditor of the same corporation in state court and...

MRCo, Inc. v. Juarbe-Jimenez

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Insurance Law
In an action invoking the application of Article 40.210 of Puerto Rico Insurance Code, denial and dismissal of entire case on grounds that plaintiff's...

Maxwell v. KPMG, LLP

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee alleging that the bankrupt company was harmed by an accounting firm's breach of its duty of care,...

In re: Triple S Restaurants, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In a tort action removed to bankruptcy proceedings, dismissal of debtor's general counsel's claim against bankruptcy trustee for intentional...

Drive Fin. Servs., L.P. v. Jordan

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
An order amending and confirming debtors' Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan, which provided for interest on appellant-creditor's secured claim on their...

Airadigm Communications, Inc. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Bankruptcy Law, Communications Law
In a suit by a bankrupt company seeking to eliminate the FCC's continuing interest in several personal communications services licenses, the...

LaSala v. Bordier et Cie

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (SLUSA) is no impediment to federal adjudication of either: 1) state law...

Hauspie v. Stonington Partners, Inc.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, M&A, Securities Law
In an action challenging a default judgment in excess of $750 million, judgment is reversed in part where the complaint on which the default judgment...