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State of Missouri Department of Social Services v. Spencer (In re Spencer)

Citation:
16-3182, 16-3183 (8th Circuit, Aug 22,2017) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A discharge granted to Chapter 13 debtors does not enjoin the state from post-discharge collection of non-dischargeable domestic support obligation, even if a portion of such obligation was...
Judge(s):
WOLLMAN and LOKEN, Circuit Judges, and NELSON (D. Minn,, sitting by designation)
Tag(s):

Weinberg v. Scott E. Kaplan, LLC

  • Summarized by Eduardo Glas , Law Office of Eduardo Glas PC
  • 8 years 7 months ago
Citation:
16-4145 (3rd Circuit, Aug 21,2017) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal by the District Court of a malpractice lawsuit brought by plaintiffs against their former chapter 11 bankruptcy attorney, on grounds that the lawsuit was barred...
Judge(s):
Greenaway, R., Shwartz, and Rendell
Tag(s):

Donahue v. Poole (In re Poole)

Citation:
CC-16-1439-LTaKu (9th Circuit, Aug 21,2017) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirming the bankruptcy court's decision that plaintiff had failed to carry her burden of proving that a judgment debt, awarded as damages for an accident that occurred while the debtor allegedly...
Judge(s):
LAFFERTY, TAYLOR, KURTZ
Tag(s):

Caudill Seed & Warehouse v. Rose (MMR Farms LLC)

  • Summarized by Steven Mulligan , Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC
  • 8 years 7 months ago
Citation:
16-4072 (7th Circuit, Aug 18,2017) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A settlement agreement is not a judicial decision and thus, does not give rise to issue preclusion and defending a case on the basis of a release is an affirmative defense that must be raised in a...
Judge(s):
Easterbrook, Rovner, Sykes (Easterbrook)
Tag(s):

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