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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issued the first published Circuit Court opinion on the question of whether trademarks are assignable in a Bankruptcy case.  The opinion, authored by Judge Posner, is in the case of In re XMH Corp., Nos.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has followed other courts (notably, the Fifth Circuit, as discussed here) in affirming the right of a private employer to deny employment based upon the applicant's filing of a bankruptcy petition.

In this prior post, I discussed a ruling by Judge Massey, wherein he ruled in favor of a Chapter 7 Trustee who sought to set aside a security deed that did not contain the appropriate signature of an unofficial witness. Gordon v. Wells Fargo, Adv. No. 08-6612, 430 B.R. 287 (December 10, 2009) (click here for the opinion). U.S. Bank (the successor-in-interest to Wells Fargo) appealed the decision to the District Court, which in turn certified the question to the Supreme Court of Georgia.

With the economy and unemployment figures as they are today, many businesses find they have many more applicants for a job opening.  This means employers may look for more ways to filter the resumes before the final rounds of interviews.  Should a personal bankruptcy filing in the applicant's past be considered in employment decisions?

Here is a list of events of interest to Bankruptcy lawyers in Georgia.  Please send a message or leave a comment if there are others.