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Summaries by Steven Schwartz
- Citation:
- In re Gary E. Peel, No. 13-1547 (7th Cir. Aug. 2, 2013).
- Ruling:
- 1) A non-lawyer can sign and file bankruptcy documents under Illinois law, since those tasks do not require legal knowledge or skill. 2) An ex-wife's claim to divorce settlement agreement...
- Judge(s):
- Posner, Flaum, Tinder
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- Citation:
- Nos. 12-2440, 12-3029 (7th Cir. March 26, 2013)
- Ruling:
- Successor liability is appropriate in suits to enforce federal labor or employment laws-even when the successor disclaimed liability when it acquired the assets, unless there is a good reason to...
- Judge(s):
- Posner, Flaum, Williams
- Tag(s):
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- Citation:
- In re American Capital Equipment, LLC, Case No. 10-2239 (3d Cir. July 25, 2012).
- Ruling:
- Time of Confirmability Determination
Bankruptcy judges can determine a Chapter 11 plan is unconfirmable without first holding a confirmation hearing where: (1) the plan is "patenty unconfirmable,...
- Judge(s):
- Fisher, Vanaskie, and Roth
- Tag(s):
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- Citation:
- Zemeckis v. Global Credit & Collection Corp.
- Ruling:
- In a fact-driven inquiry, the Seventh Circuit held that threats of legal action and collection puffery on the front of a dunning letter (a bill collection communication) could not "overshadow"...
- Judge(s):
- Seventh Circuit Judges Flaum, Williams, and Tinder.
- Tag(s):
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- Citation:
- Case No. 10-2818 (3d Cir. Oct. 24, 2011; 2011 WL 5027511
- Ruling:
- A defendant violates Section 1 of the Sherman Act by engaging in concerted action that imposes an unreasonable restraint on trade. An unreasonable restraint on trade (under the per se standard) is...
- Judge(s):
- Greenaway, Jr. (opinion), Sloviter, Roth
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