Summarized by Mazyar Hedayat , M. Hedayat & Associates, PC
10 years 4 months ago
Citation:
No. 14-1329, Appeal from ND IL ED No.1:12-cv-913
Ruling:
The 7th Circuit confirmed the ruling of the District Court granting Summary Judgment in favor of the Appellee and against Appellant. The Court ruled that Nationwide's letter to Leeb, even after he...
Avila v. CitiMortgage, Incorporated, Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 2015 (unpublished)
Ruling:
(1) A provision in a mortgage contract that places the proceeds from a homeowner’s insurance claim with the lender during repair and restoration does not create a fiduciary relationship between...
Saint Catherine Hospital of Indiana, LLC v. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Case Nos. 14-2420 and 14-2546 (7th Cir., Aug. 28, 2015) (per curiam)
Ruling:
Reversed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana; held that the statutorily-imposed Hospital Assessment Fee ("HAF") for fiscal year 2013 collected by the Indiana Family and...
Summarized by Mazyar Hedayat , M. Hedayat & Associates, PC
10 years 7 months ago
Citation:
15-1416
Ruling:
The 7th Circuit found that the phrase “for cause” as used in the Bankruptcy Code embraces conduct that, even if not a violation of required procedures, avoids repayment of a debt without an...
The 7th Circuit affirmed the District Court (N.D. Ill.), finding that the creditor (Morehead) converted his participation interest in commercial real estate owned by a trust controlled by one of...
In re John Wilson, Case No. 15-1150 (7th Cir., Aug. 10, 2015)
Ruling:
Affirmed the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; the 7th
Circuit upheld the fee awarded to the chapter 7 trustee after it was challenged by a creditor.
Summarized by Mazyar Hedayat , M. Hedayat & Associates, PC
10 years 7 months ago
Citation:
13-2359 (7th Cir. August 10, 2015)
Ruling:
Affirmed. Judgment foreclosing a Federal Tax Lien and specifying how proceeds should be applied is "final and appealable" because it ends litigation and leaves nothing but execution of the...
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Bulk Petroleum Corp., et al., Bank of Sun Prairie v. Kentucky Department of Revenue, Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit (July 31, 2015)
Ruling:
Kentucky’s excise tax on commercial sale of motor fuel is to be paid by the receiving party, no matter who is doing the collection of the tax. Actual receipt of the fuel occurs at the moment the...
Summarized by Elizabeth Gunn , United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia
10 years 8 months ago
Citation:
Tetzlaff v. Edud. Credit Mgmt. Corp., Case No 14-3702 (7th Cir. July 22, 2015)
Ruling:
Debtor was not entitled to an undue hardship discharge of student loan debt under 11 U.S.C. section 523(a)(8) because he did not meet either the "additional circumstances" or "good faith" prongs of...
Summarized by Kevin Baum , Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
10 years 8 months ago
Citation:
In re Taylor, No. 14–3017, 2015 WL 4393732, --- F.3d --- (7th Cir. July 20, 2015)
Ruling:
Affirming the district court, the Seventh Circuit first held that the appeal was not moot even though the debtor had entered into a settlement agreement with one of the appellees because the other...
Judge(s):
Wood, Chief Judge; Rovner, Circuit Judge; and Springmann, District Judge (sitting by designation)
