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Allen Diamond v. Hogan Lovells US

Citation:
15-16326 through 15-16333 (9th Circuit, Feb 27,2020) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Under the law governing law firms operating under the District of Columbia partnership law, hourly-billed matters are not property of the law firm, a former partner owes no continuing duty to the...
Judge(s):
Gould, Murguia and Freudenthal
Tag(s):

In re Paul Orlandi

  • Summarized by Elizabeth Lamphier , U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • 6 years 1 month ago
Citation:
19-8001 (6th Circuit, Feb 28,2020) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the bankruptcy court (N.D. Ohio)'s discharge violation finding. Failure to require a contempt proceeding...
Judge(s):
Dales, Harrison (author), and Opperman
Tag(s):

Joseph Hill v. Raquel King

  • Summarized by J. Newman , Newman & Newman
  • 6 years 1 month ago
Citation:
No. 19-20492 (5th Circuit, Feb 26,2020) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Hill bears the burden of proof in this case. To establish an abuse of discretion, Hill must show that the bankruptcy court failed to apply the proper legal standard or followed improper procedures...
Judge(s):
Before DENNIS, GRAVES and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.
Tag(s):

USA v. John Chesteen, Jr.

  • Summarized by Aaron Kaufman , Gray Reed LLP
  • 6 years 1 month ago
Citation:
19-30195 (5th Circuit, Feb 20,2020) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Shared-Responsibility payments (i.e., the individual mandate) under the pre-2017 version of the Affordable Care Act were not "excise taxes" entitled to priority treatment under 11 USC...
Judge(s):
Owen, Barksdale and Duncan
Tag(s):

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