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Copeland v. Fink (In re Copeland)

  • Summarized by William Wallo , Bakke Norman, S.C.
  • 12 years 2 months ago
Citation:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, No 12-4018 (Jan. 31, 2014)
Ruling:
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the lower courts' rulings that the debtors' proposed chapter 13 plan unfairly discriminated against other unsecured creditors by proposing to pay nondischargeable tax...
Judge(s):
Wollman, Smith, and Kelly
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Wank et al. v. Gordon et al. (In re Wank)

  • Summarized by Albert Sheen , U.S. Bankruptcy Court
  • 12 years 2 months ago
Citation:
Wank et al. v. Gordon et al. (In re Wank), B.A.P. No. CC-13-1137-PaKuBa (9th Cir. B.A.P. Jan. 29, 2014)
Ruling:
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel vacated the order granting summary judgment and remanded to the Bankruptcy Court, holding as follows. First, because prepetition waivers of discharge...
Judge(s):
Pappas, Kurtz, Ballinger
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Mauriello v. Great American E and S Insurance Company

  • Summarized by Laura Bartell , Wayne State University Law School
  • 12 years 2 months ago
Citation:
No. 13-5469 (6th Cir. Jan. 30, 2014)
Ruling:
Affirming decision of district court for the E.D. Tenn., court of appeals held that Tennessee prohibition of direct actions against insurer before insured is held liable bars creditor from suing...
Judge(s):
Batchelder and Griffin, circuit judges, and Bell, district court judge sitting by designation.
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Starr International Co., Inc. v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York

  • Summarized by Wayne Greenwald , Jacobs, PC, Greenwald, P.C.
  • 12 years 2 months ago
Citation:
Starr International Co., Inc. v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Case No. 12-5022, (2nd Cir. January 29, 2014)
Ruling:
State law fiduciary duty standard does not apply to Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) performing “general fiscal duties of the United States,” as “instrumentality of the federal...
Judge(s):
Walker, Livingston, and Chin
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