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Bender v. Xcel Energy, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
In an action brought by former executives who filed an ERISA action against the successor to their company's parent corporation claiming that it...

In the Matter of: Dorsey

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Remedies
In a matter in which appellant-creditor brought an adversary complaint against a bankruptcy debtor seeking to deny the debtor's discharge or to hold...

In re: Seven Fields Dev. Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Following removal of a malpractice, negligence, and fraud suit brought in state court by creditors in a consolidated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding...

In Re: Boone County Utils., LLC

Bankruptcy Law
An order of the district court affirming the bankruptcy court's refusal to allow a corporation's claims against a bankruptcy estate is affirmed where:...

In the Matter of: Crutcher-Tufts Res., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
A bankruptcy court judgment rejecting appellant's claim of entitlement to receive an equity interest in debtor-partnership by virtue of a "Membership...

In re Refco Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
Order of bankruptcy court approving settlement of a preference action against the creditor is affirmed as investors have no standing to contest the...

Suter v. Goedert

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a bankruptcy appeal involving a dispute over one of the estate's assets, a legal malpractice lawsuit, a judgment dismissing appellant's appeal from...

In re: El Toro Materials Co., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an adversary proceeding involving the bankruptcy estate of a mining company and claims of waste, nuisance, trespass and breach of contract, a...

US v. Bussell

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Sentencing, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
A practicing dermatologist's sentence resulting from convictions for bankruptcy fraud is affirmed in part as to the sentence and an order for...

Al Perry Enters., Inc. v. Appalachian Fuels, LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts
In a breach of contract action arising from a bankruptcy court approved sale of the assets and assumption of the executory contracts of a bankrupt...