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Harold Jones v. The Brand Law Firm (In re: Alice Belmonte)

Citation:
No. 18-2098 (2nd Circuit, Jul 25,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision, finding that the trustee’s recovery of a portion of the proceeds from the debtor’s unauthorized post-petition...
Judge(s):
Calabresi, Lynch and Lohier, Circuit Judges
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In re Picard

  • Summarized by Samuel Henninger , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
  • 5 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 17-2992(L), 2019 WL 903978 (2nd Circuit, Feb 25,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Neither the presumption against extraterritoriality nor international comity principles bar the trustee of a domestic debtor from recovering property that the debtor transferred to a foreign entity...
Judge(s):
Jacobs, Pooler, Wesley
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Lehman XS Trust v. Greenpoint Mortage Funding, Inc.

  • Summarized by Samuel Henninger , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 17-1290, 2019 WL 452888 (2nd Circuit, Feb 06,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
District court properly dismissed U.S. Bank's claims as untimely. The claims were for breach of contract, indemnification, and breach of indemnification agreements.
Judge(s):
Wesley, Chin, Carney
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The PACA Trust Creditors v. Genecco Produce Inc.

  • Summarized by Joel Levitin , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
  • 6 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
17-1949-cv, 17-2051-cv (2nd Circuit, Jan 09,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Defendant in PACA action, which was both a supplier to, and a buyer of, produce from the debtor, was not entitled to a complete offset of such mutual obligations existing on the bankruptcy filing...
Judge(s):
Sack, Raggi, and Chin, Circuit Judges
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Federal Trade Commission v. Federal Check Processing

  • Summarized by Joel Levitin , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
  • 6 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
16-3811-cv, 16-3805-cv (2nd Circuit, Jan 11,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
By summary judgment in favor of the FTC, individual defendant was responsible for debt collection practices of his businesses that violated the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act and the FTCA...
Judge(s):
Cabranes, Sack, and Parker, Circuit Judges
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Auslander v. Murray

Citation:
17-1272 (2nd Circuit, Aug 14,2014) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Bankruptcy Court did not abuse its discretion in sua sponte dismissing a single creditor involuntary petition for cause, under 11 U.S.C. 707(a). Bankruptcy Court was being used as a collection...
Judge(s):
Walker, Hall, and Lohier, Circuit Judges
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Bank v. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Citation:
17-2700-bk (2nd Circuit, Jul 18,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Applying the "Winston" factors, See, Winston v. Mediafare Entm’t Corp., 777 F.2d 78 (2d Cir. 1985), the Court determined that the parties intended to be bound to a settlement, absent a signed...
Judge(s):
Peter W. Hall Susan L. Carney Circuit Judges John G. Koelti District Judge
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A&G Goldman PA v. Picard

  • Summarized by Joel Levitin , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
  • 1 year 1 month ago
Citation:
17-512-bk (2nd Circuit, Jun 27,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
SUMMARY ORDER WITH NO PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. Held that purported securities claim for control person liability asserted by customers in Florida action was instead a disguised claim for the...
Judge(s):
Pierre N. Leval, Gerard E. Lynch, and Christopher F. Droney, Circuit Judges
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Townsend v. Ganci

  • Summarized by Theresa Driscoll , Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
  • 1 year 2 months ago
Citation:
17-921-bk (2nd Circuit, Jun 11,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Summary Order, WITH NO PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. Debt arising from civil judgment based on Title VII hostile work environment claims following jury trial held non-dischargeable under section 523(a)(6)...
Judge(s):
Cabranes, J.; Lynch, J.; Carney, J.
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Wallach v. Smith (In re Nanodynamics, Inc.)

  • Summarized by Joel Levitin , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
  • 1 year 2 months ago
Citation:
17-2410-cv (2nd Circuit, Jun 13,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Summary Order, WITH NO PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. Stock subscription agreement not enforceable by Chapter 7 trustee in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. section 365(c)(2), which precludes assumption of " a...
Judge(s):
Dennis Jacobs, Denny Chin, and Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., Circuit Judges
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