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Ritchie Capital Management v. GECC

  • Summarized by Ryan Heilman , Heilman Law PLLC
  • 10 years 1 month ago
Citation:
Ritchie Capital Management, LLC v. General Electric Capital Corp., Case No. 15-2816 (2d Cir. May 11, 2016) (per curiam)
Ruling:
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's holding that an investor in a Ponzi scheme lacks standing to bring claims for aiding and abetting fraud and civil conspiracy to...
Judge(s):
WALKER, CALABRESI, and HALL
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In re Energy Future Holdings Corp. et al.

  • Summarized by Daniel Waxman , KEWA Financial Inc.
  • 10 years 1 month ago
Citation:
In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., Case No. 15-1591 (3d Cir. May 4, 2016)
Ruling:
1. The use of a "tender offer" to solicit a settlement, subject to bankruptcy court approval, is permissible if the "tender offer" is appropriately structured. 2. A settlement outside of the...
Judge(s):
Greenaway Jr., Vanaskie, and Shwartz
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Michael's Enterprises of Virginia, Inc. v. Branch Bank and Trust Company (In re Michael's Enterprises of Virginia, Inc.)

Citation:
Michael's Enterprises of Virginia, Inc. v. Branch Bank and Trust Company (In re Michael's Enterprises of Virginia, Inc.), Case no. 15-1807 (4th Cir. Apr. 6, 2016) (unpublished) (per curiam)
Ruling:
The decision of the bankruptcy court awarding sanctions against the corporate debtor and its sole shareholder on the grounds that the chapter 11 petition had been filed for the improper purpose of...
Judge(s):
Before Wilkinson and Floyd, Circuit Judges, and Davis, Senior Circuit Judge.
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Jepson v. Bank of New York Mellon (In re Jepson)

  • Summarized by Daniel Waxman , KEWA Financial Inc.
  • 10 years 3 months ago
Citation:
Jepson v. Bank of New York Mellon (In re Jepson), Case No. 14-2459 (7th Cir. Mar. 22, 2016)
Ruling:
The Court of Appeals ruled that, under New York law, a debtor-homeowner, does not have standing to challenge the assignment of a note / mortgage based upon the lender's alleged failure to comply...
Judge(s):
Posner, Ripple, and Hamilton
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Rent-A-Center East, Inc. v. Leonard (In re WEB2B Payment Solutions, Inc.)

Citation:
Rent-A-Center East, Inc. v. Leonard (In re WEB2B Payment Solutions, Inc.), Case No. 14-3190
Ruling:
The court held that: (1) all proceeds from the debtor's bank account from its automated clearinghouse and electronic-check conversion services to Rent-A-Center East, Inc. ("RAC") were bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Smith, Bye, and Benton
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Summers v. Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC

Citation:
Summers v. Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC; Case No. 14-1930 (1st Cir. October 23, 2015)
Ruling:
Plaintiff lacked standing to challenge two mortgage assignments and mortgagee's failure to file claim in decedent's probate proceeding did not bar its recovery of sums due under a reverse mortgage...
Judge(s):
Howard, Chief Judge; Selya and Thompson, Circuit Judges.
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Brumfiel v. Lewis (In re Brumfiel)

  • Summarized by Steven Mulligan , Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC
  • 10 years 8 months ago
Citation:
Brumfiel v. Lewis, et al. (In re Brumfiel), Case No. CO-15-014 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. October 8, 2015). Unpublished.
Ruling:
Claims debtor fails to disclose in her bankruptcy schedules remain estate property upon closing of the case and bankruptcy court has jurisdiction to approve a settlement respecting those claims...
Judge(s):
Karlin, Cornish, Michael (Karlin)
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First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. v. River Walk Farm, L.P., et al.

  • Summarized by Paul Avron , Berger Singerman LLP
  • 10 years 10 months ago
Citation:
No. 14-14356 (11th Cir. Aug. 18, 2015).
Ruling:
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the District Court's finding that the assignee of underlying loans, promissory notes, deeds and guarantees had presented sufficient evidence to establish the damages...
Judge(s):
Carnes, Tjoflat and Wilson, Circuit Judges
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Kansas Ins. Guaranty Assoc. v. FDIC

  • Summarized by Brandon Bickle , Gable & Gotwals, PC
  • 10 years 10 months ago
Citation:
2015 WL 4647980 (10th Cir. Aug. 6, 2015) (Case Nos. 14-3063, 14-3064)
Ruling:
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's summary judgment ruling in favor of the plaintiff, BancInsure. Applying Kansas law, the Court held that the "insured v. insured" exclusion in the...
Judge(s):
Kelly, Holmes, and McHugh, Circuit Judges.
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