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BYRON F. DAVID v. DONALD F. KING,

  • Summarized by Caleb Chaplain , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia
  • 1 year 9 months ago
Citation:
23-1856 (4th Circuit, Jul 26,2024) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The Fourth Circuit held that § 327(a) does not permit former trustees to file post-hoc applications to employ professionals for work done while they were trustees if the case has already been...
Judge(s):
Quattlebaum, Richardson, and Wilkinson
Tag(s):

Ronald Morgan v. Daniel Bruton

  • Summarized by Jennifer Lyday , Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC
  • 2 years 1 month ago
Citation:
No. 22-1964 (4th Circuit, Apr 17,2024) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Fourth Circuit held that "property owned as a tenancy by the entirety may not be exempted from an individual debtor’s bankruptcy estate under 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(B) to the extent of the...
Judge(s):
Circuit Judge Toby J. Heytens, Circuit Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, and Elizabeth W. Hanes, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.
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Paige Martineau v. Joel Wier

  • Summarized by Eric Connon , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of North Carolina
  • 6 years 9 months ago
Citation:
18-2294 (4th Circuit, Aug 12,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
4th Circuit remanded district court’s (D.S.C.) ruling that plaintiff’s claims were barred by lack of standing and judicial estoppel. Article III standing established by distinct injury suffered...
Judge(s):
Harris, Niemeyer, Hollander
Tag(s):

TKC Aerospace Inc. v. Charles Muhs (In re Muhs)

Citation:
18-1372 (4th Circuit, May 08,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
A judgment against a debtor for violating the Alaska Uniform Trade Secrets Act (the UTSA) for the willful an malicious misappropriation of the judgment creditor’s trade secrets was insufficient...
Judge(s):
MOTZ, KING, and THACKER
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SummitBridge National v. Ollie Faison

  • Summarized by Robert Stenzhorn , Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.
  • 7 years 3 months ago
Citation:
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT: No. 17-2441 (4th Circuit, Feb 08,2019) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The question in this appeal is whether the Bankruptcy Code bars a creditor from asserting an unsecured claim for attorneys’ fees, if those fees are incurred after the filing of a bankruptcy...
Judge(s):
Before FLOYD and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and Donald C. COGGINS, Jr., United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation. Opinion by Circuit Judge Pamela Harris.
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Bennett v Garner

  • Summarized by Shane Ramsey , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
  • 7 years 4 months ago
Citation:
No. 18-1531 (4th Circuit, Jan 16,2019) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The 4th Circuit held that a state court judgment confirming an arbitration award did not preclude plaintiff’s fraudulent transfer claims and alter-ego claims under doctrine of res judicata. With...
Judge(s):
Keenan, Floyd, and Thacker.
Tag(s):

Fort v. Suntrust Bank (In re International Payment Group, Inc.

  • Summarized by Robert Stenzhorn , Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.
  • 7 years 12 months ago
Citation:
No. 16-2001: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT (4th Circuit, May 30,2018) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. "... the Trustee has failed to demonstrate a genuine dispute of material fact on the issue of whether SunTrust owed IPG [the debtor] any...
Judge(s):
Before DUNCAN and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and Leonie M. BRINKEMA, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.
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SHEEHAN v ASH

Citation:
17-1867 (4th Circuit, May 04,2018) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A debtor’s property exemptions can be derived from federal or state law, and the court must construe exemption provisions liberally in favor of the debtor and the exemption. The debtors’...
Judge(s):
Niemeyer, King, Brinkema (King)
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