In affirming the lower courts’ rulings in favor of debtor Frank Slavik ("Slavik"), the Sixth Circuit held that (i) creditor Astro Building Supplies, Inc. ("Astro") had not met its burden of...
Summarized by Paul Stewart , Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
14 years 3 months ago
Citation:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket no. 10-20788 (This opinion is unpublished and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.)
Ruling:
In this unpublished opinion, the Fifth Circuit rules that the shareholder of a company engaged in the purchase of perishable agricultural commodities may not avoid liability under general trust...
Judge(s):
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM
Summarized by Madison Conquest , State of Tennessee Real Estate Asset Management
14 years 6 months ago
Citation:
In re Longview Aluminum, L.L.C., No. 10-2780 (7th Cir. Sept. 2, 2011).
Ruling:
Because the question of "insider" status is a mixed question of law and fact, the Court of Appeals reviewed the underlying judgment de novo.
If a preference defendant is an "insider" of the...
Judge(s):
Circuit Judges Bauer, Flaum and Williams, with Judge Bauer writing for the Court. Affirming District Judge Der-Yeghiayan, who affirmed Bankruptcy Judge Wedoff of the Northern District of Illinois.
