4th Circuit

Wilson v. Dollar General Corp.

Summarized by John Bollinger, Boleman Law Firm, PC 22 hours 34 min ago
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Citation: 
Wilson v. Dollar General et al., Case No.12-1573 (4th Cir. May 17, 2013)
Ruling: 
AFFIRMING the District Court, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the District Court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of Dollar General. The Court first held that a Chapter 13 Debtor has standing to bring causes of action ...
Judge(s): 
Circuit Judges Thacker, Niemeyer and Agee
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Branigan v. Davis (In re Davis)

Summarized by Ann Brogan, Crowley, Liberatore, Ryan & Brogan, P.C. 1 week 4 days ago
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Citation: 
Branigan v. Davis (In re Davis) Case No. 12-1184 (4th Cir. May 10, 2013)
Ruling: 
In two “Chapter 20” cases, the Fourth Circuit affirmed confirmation orders stripping off valueless junior liens against debtors’ property. In a 2-1 ruling, the Court rejected the argument of the Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee that the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention ...
Judge(s): 
Before Circuit Judges Paul V. Niemeyer, Barbara Milano Keenan, and Andre M. Diaz. Judge Diaz wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer joined. Judge Keenan wrote a dissenting opinion.
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Randle v. H&P Capital, Inc.

Summarized by Deborah Crowder, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of NC 10 weeks 5 days ago
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Citation: 
Randle v. H&P Capital, Inc., No. 10-2258 (4th Cir. March 5, 2013) (unpublished)
Ruling: 
In this unpublished per curiam opinion, the Fourth Circuit upheld the District Court's award of Plaintiff's attorneys fees. The District Court has broad discretion to award attorney's fees, and is guided by the twelve factors adopted in Barber v. Kimbrell’s, ...
Judge(s): 
Judge Diana Gribbon Motz, Judge Robert B. King, and Judge James A. Wynn, Jr.
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Campbell v. The Hanover Insurance Co. (In re ESA Environmental Specialists, Inc.)

Summarized by Webb King, Woods Rogers PLC 11 weeks 1 day ago
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Campbell v. Hanover Insurance Co. (In re ESA Environmental Specialists, Inc.), ___ F.3d ____, 2013 WL 765705 (4th Cir.) (2-1 decision).
Ruling: 
Defendant's earmarking defense to preference claim rejected because the funds at issue were not used to pay an antecedent debt of the Debtor. Defendant's new value defense to preference claim upheld as the Debtor received new value in excess ...
Judge(s): 
Chief Judge Traxler, Circuit Judges Wilkinson and Agee
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Vieira v. Anderson (In re Beach First National Bancshares, Inc.)

Summarized by Jennifer Lyday, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP 19 weeks 6 days ago
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Citation: 
Vieira v. Anderson (In re Beach First National Bancshares, Inc.), No. 11-2019, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 26569 (4th Cir. Dec. 28, 2012).
Ruling: 
The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment, which dismissed the trustee's complaint for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty against the former officers and directors of a now bankrupt bank because the trustee did ...
Judge(s): 
Judge Agee, Judge Wynn, and Judge Floyd
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Wincopia Farms, LP v. G&G, LLC (In re Wincopia Farms, LP)

Summarized by Brett Weiss, Chung & Press, LLC 22 weeks 9 min ago
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Citation: 
Wincopia Farms, LP v. G&G, LLC (In re Wincopia Farms, LP), Nos. 12-1064 and 12-1080 (4th Cir. Dec. 12, 2012)
Ruling: 
In this unpublished per curiam opinion, the Fourth Circuit upheld the District Court's order adopting the Bankruptcy Court's recommendation that Plaintiff/Debtor's fraud complaint be dismissed. Basing its ruling on Maryland state law, it found that the plaintiff's allegations were too ...
Judge(s): 
Chief Judge William B. Traxler, Jr., Judge Albert Diaz and Judge Catherine C. Eagles (United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, sitting by designation)
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Johnson v. Zimmer

Summarized by Brett Weiss, Chung & Press, LLC 44 weeks 4 days ago
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Citation: 
Tanya Rene Johnson v. William H. Zimmer, et al., No. 11-2034 (4th Cir. July 11, 2012).
Ruling: 
In this 2-1 ruling, the Fourth Circuit adopted the "economic unit" standard for determining household size under the Chapter 13 Means Test. It also held that a part-time household member, such as a child whose parents have shared custody, should ...
Judge(s): 
Judge G. Steven Agee wrote the opinion of the Court affirming the Bankruptcy Court, which was joined by Judge Robert B. King. Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, III, wrote a dissenting opinion.
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Terry v. SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Summarized by Cullen Speckhart, Roussos, Lassiter, Glanzer & Barnhart 45 weeks 6 days ago
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Citation: 
Terry v. SunTrust Banks Inc., Case No. 11-1704 (4th Cir. July 2, 2012).
Ruling: 
SunTrust, which held the general operating account of LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc. ("LES"), sold LES certain securities, and extended LES a line of credit, could not be held liable for aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty by ...
Judge(s): 
Agee, J; Davis, J; and Wynn, J.
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In re Maharaj

Summarized by Dennis O'Dea, SFS Law Group 48 weeks 3 days ago
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Citation: 
In re: Maharaj, Case No. 11-1747 (4th Cir. June 14, 2012), slip opinion
Ruling: 
AFFIRMING the bankruptcy court's denial of confirmation of an individual Chapter 11 plan accepted by two classes of creditors, but rejected by a class of unsecured creditors, the court held, in a case of first impression in the circuit ...
Judge(s): 
Before Duncan, Agee and Diaz, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Agee in which Judge Duncan and Judge Diaz joined
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Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co., N.A. v. Tysons Financial, LLC (In re Botero-Paramo)

Summarized by Brooke Schumm, Daneker, McIntire, Schumm, et al. 49 weeks 1 day ago
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Citation: 
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co., N.A. v. Tysons Financial, LLC (In re Botero-Paramo), Slip Opinion, June 8, 2012, Case No. 11-1886 (4th Cir. 2012).
Ruling: 
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court which had affirmed the Bankruptcy Court. In an extremely fact specific unpublished opinion, all of the courts considering the facts and law refused to invalidate a somewhat sloppily granted ...
Judge(s): 
Chief Judge Traxler, Circuit Judges King and Duncan.
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