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Jewelcor Inc. v. Karfunkel

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of defendants' motion to dismiss a breach-of-lease claim brought by plaintiffs on statute-of-limitations grounds, and a judgment and award of...

Waterson v. Hall

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Appeals from an order granting defendant's motion to stay plaintiff's medical malpractice action based on a bankruptcy discharge, as well as a...

Capital One Auto Fin. v. Osborn

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
The hanging paragraph in 11 U.S.C. section 1325 does not eliminate an under-secured creditor's deficiency claim when, in a Chapter 13 plan, debtors...

AmeriCredit Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Moore

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, a decision finding that debtors were permitted under 11 U.S.C. section 325(a)(5)(C) to surrender a car, financed by...

Branigan v. Bateman

Bankruptcy Law
Orders denying motions to dismiss Chapter 13 petitions and confirming debtors' plans are affirmed over claims that, since the debtors are ineligible...

In the Matter of McLain

Bankruptcy Law, Evidence, Insurance Law
In a bankruptcy appeal, summary judgment in favor of debtor and against bankruptcy trustee is reversed and where: 1) the district court erred in...

Walden v. Walker

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Bankruptcy court's removal orders, removing plaintiff as trustee in debtor's Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding is affirmed over claims that: 1) the...

In the Matter Of: Schaffer

Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In bankruptcy proceedings arising after a civil administrative board sustained charges against debtor-practicing dentist, revoking his dental license...

In re: Harper

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Indian Law
In bankruptcy proceedings, judgment for plaintiff-chapter 7 trustee avoiding defendant-credit union's security interest in bankruptcy debtors' truck...

Larson v. Howell

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An order affirming a bankruptcy court decision which capped the homestead exemption for a debtor is affirmed where a state court finding that a debtor...