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Bankruptcy – Court rejects repayment plan that was not proposed ‘in good faith’
The bankruptcy court in EDNC affirmed rejection of Bobby Goddard Jr.'s repayment plan for failing the good faith requirement under 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(3).
Bankruptcy- Bankruptcy court didn’t err in rejecting debtor’s plan
The 4th Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court’s rejection of Christopher Cook’s first bankruptcy plan due to lack of good faith and documentation issues.
Bankruptcy – Chapter 11 petition stays asbestos-exposure lawsuits
The 4th Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's denial of motions to lift the automatic stay in DBMP LLC's Chapter 11 asbestos exposure litigation.
Bankruptcy – Arbitration of bankruptcy-related claims is denied
The 4th Circuit affirmed denial of arbitration for claims against Goldman Sachs alleging violation of the automatic stay under the Bankruptcy Code.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Car crash after back surgery causes additional injuries
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with cardiologist over treatment of strokes
- Negligence and Tort- Ice pack use during tattoo removal causes frostbite
- Workers’ Compensation Struck by metal door at workplace, plaintiff sustains subdural hematoma
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Woman struck by vehicle loses senses of taste, smell
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pedestrian struck by car while in parking lot
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Driver fractures right leg in tractor-trailer collision
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Motorcyclist hit by car suffers two broken wrists
- Medical Malpractice – Young patient commits suicide while on psychoactive drugs
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Art teacher’s hand injured in collision
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Sentence for ‘unusually heinous’ conduct is affirmed
- Criminal – Sentence wasn’t unreasonable despite deportation consequences
- Appeals – Waiver in plea agreement forecloses most arguments on appeal
- Appeals – Appellant’s informal brief forfeited appellate review
- Employment – Failure to exhaust administrative remedies dooms Title VII suit
- Jurors – Dishonest juror didn’t violate defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights
- Criminal – Motion to suppress backpack denied where defendant abandoned item
- Civil Rights – Officer denied immunity in fatal shooting case
- Civil Rights – No qualified immunity on excessive force police K-9 claim
- Criminal – Probable cause includes dog’s positive alert for narcotics
- Criminal – Evidence supports obstruction of justice conviction
- Search & Seizure – Inventory search exception applies to warrantless search
