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Big Shoulders Capital LLC v. San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad

Citation:
19-3234; 19-3428; 19-3516; 20-1053; and 20-1503 (7th Circuit, Sep 03,2021) Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
Resolving a "labyrinth of appeals" stemming from a prepetition breach of contract claim brought by one company against two subsidiaries of an admitted "single enterprise" in federal court based on...
Judge(s):
Michael B. Brennan; Michael Y. Scudder; and Thomas Kirsch
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Alan Halperin v. Mark Richards

Citation:
20-2793 (7th Circuit, Jul 28,2021) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
In a two-part opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Panel) held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not preempt a bankrupt entity's creditor's state...
Judge(s):
Michael S. Kanne; Ilana K. D. Rovner; and David F. Hamilton
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In re Algozine Masonry Restoration, Inc.

Citation:
20-3384 (7th Circuit, Jul 26,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The priority cap for employee benefit plan claims in 11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(5) is determined on a plan-by-plan basis, even if the same union is the sponsor for two or more plans. Section 507(a)(5)'s...
Judge(s):
WOOD, ST. EVE, and KIRSCH
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Loughran v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Citation:
19-3530 (7th Circuit, Jun 22,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Panel) (1) asserted its appellate jurisdiction to review a stay of district-court proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and (2) affirmed the...
Judge(s):
Diane S. Wood; David F. Hamilton; and Frank H. Easterbrook
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Rose Markakos v. Medicredit Inc.

Citation:
20-2351 (7th Circuit, May 14,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
In a non-bankruptcy opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Circuit) affirmed the dismissal of a complaint for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for...
Judge(s):
Kenneth F. Ripple; Michael S. Kanne; and Ilana K. D. Rovner
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Zurich American Insurance Company v. Ocwen Financial Corporation

Citation:
19-3052 (7th Circuit, Mar 12,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A creditor or debt collector who violates the bankruptcy discharge, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") was not entitled to have its...
Judge(s):
EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and WOOD
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Hazelton v. The Board of Regents for the University of Wisconsin System

  • Summarized by Nascine Howell , Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • 1 year 6 months ago
Citation:
No. 19-1405 (7th Circuit, Mar 16,2020) Published
Case Status:
Dismissed
Ruling:
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the Appellant’s appeal, finding that the Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal under 28 U.SC. § 158(d)(1) because the district court’s...
Judge(s):
Ripple, Rovner and Sykes, Circuit Judges
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Whirlpool v. Wells Fargo Bank (In re HHGregg)

Citation:
18-3363 (7th Circuit, Feb 11,2020) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A reclamation claim made under UCC § 2-702 and 11 U.S.C. § 546(c) does not give rise to a purchase money security interest, and is inferior to a previously perfected floating lien on the assets...
Judge(s):
Sykes, Hamilton, and Scudder
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