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Foreclosure valid despite later vacated in rem order
A debtor’s failure to obtain a stay of the bankruptcy court’s in rem order allowing a foreclosure sale to proceed resulted in that sale terminating any interest by the debtor in the property when it was sold before the district court vacated the in rem order. Background This case was filed on Nov. 13, 2017. […]
Ex-wife can’t avoid payment of part of joint debts
The debtor’s agreement, as part of a divorce proceeding, to pay one-half of certain joint debts incurred with her former husband meant those debts were not dischargeable under Bankruptcy Code § 523(a)(15). Background Plaintiff is the former husband of defendant, Kara N. Kurtz. As part of their divorce, the parties entered into a property and […]
Debtor’s plan dismissed as it was not feasible
A debtor who filed multiple petitions – allegedly as part of a scheme to delay, hinder or defraud his bank’s attempts to foreclose on real property – had his case dismissed because, despite prior warning, he failed to adequately demonstrate his plan was feasible. Background The debtor filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter […]
Ex-wife gets benefit of higher value of property
The court dismissed most of the objections to an ex-husband’s bankruptcy plan that were made by his former spouse, although it did hold the current, higher value of real property should be used, rather than the assessment that was made at the time the petition was filed. Background Stanislav Ilyev, the debtor, was formerly married […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
