News Topic: Northern District Cases

Previous articles have discussed the fiduciary duties of officers and directors of companies in financial trouble (see articles here and here ). ... Read full article

A second lawsuit has been filed in the Chapter 7 cases related to Raving Brands and its owners, officers and affiliated companies.  The first adversary proceeding was filed last week in the Chapter 7 case In re Raving Brands, Inc ., Ch. 7 Case No. ... Read full article

Morris Brown College , a historically black college in Atlanta and part of the Atlanta University Center (which also includes Clark Atlanta University , Spelman College , Morehouse College and the Morehouse School of Medicine < ... Read full article

The Chapter 7 Trustee of Raving Brands, Inc.   filed on August 16, 2012 an adversary proceeding against several former owners, officers and directors of the Debtor, as well as several affiliated companies, alleging, inter alia , that the parties engaged ... Read full article

The Chapter 7 Trustee of Raving Brands, Inc.   filed on August 16, 2012 an adversary proceeding against several former owners, officers and directors of the Debtor, as well as several affiliated companies, alleging, inter alia , that the parties engaged ... Read full article

In re MCB Financial Group, Inc ., Case No. 10-11176-WHD, 2011 Bankr. LEXIS 5502 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. March 31, 2011) ( click here for .pdf of order ) ... Read full article

Allied Holdings, Inc. and related entities , based in Decatur, Georgia, filed Chapter 11 petitions in the Northern District of Georgia on  July 31, 2005 (Ch. 11 Case No. ... Read full article

In McNeal v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC, et al , No. 11-11352 (11th Cir. May 11, 2012) ( click here for .pdf ) the issue before the Court was whether a debtor in a Chapter 7 case can strip a second priority, unsecured lien from her residence.  At least in the ... Read full article

In In re Derrick Dewayne Gordon , Ch. 11 Case No. 11-62509, 2012 Bankr. LEXIS 2012 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. January 23, 2012)(Judge Wendy Hagenau) ( click here for .pdf of 32 page opinion ), the issues before the Court were: 1) Could a creditor of an individual ... Read full article

Cagle's Farms filed Chapter 11 Petitions in the Northern District of Georgia on October 19, 2011.  The related cases are In re Cagle's, Inc . (dba Integrated Poultry Company), Ch. 11 Case No. 11-80202 and In re Cagle's Farms, Inc ., Ch. 11 ... Read full article

The State of Georgia is among the national leaders in banks closed by state and federal agencies.  So far in 2011, six Georgia banks have been closed, with the latest two being Habersham Bank and Citizens Bank of Effingham .  Since late 2008, when the ... Read full article

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. ... Read full article

On December 5, 2011, Facebook, Inc. filed an adversary proceeding in the Northern District of Georgia seeking a determination that a debt arising from alleged "typosquatting" by the debtor should be excepted from the debtor's discharge.  ... Read full article

In Perkins v. Haines, et al , No. 10-10683 (11th Cir. October 27, 2011) ( click here for .pdf of opinion ), the 11th Circuit took a direct appeal of the Bankruptcy Court's order concerning the "value" defense in fraudulent transfer ... Read full article

On December 5, 2011, Facebook, Inc. filed an adversary proceeding in the Northern District of Georgia seeking a determination that a debt arising from alleged "typosquatting" by the debtor should be excepted from the debtor's discharge.  ... Read full article

In Perkins v. Haines, et al , No. 10-10683 (11th Cir. October 27, 2011) ( click here for .pdf of opinion ), the 11th Circuit took a direct appeal of the Bankruptcy Court's order concerning the "value" defense in fraudulent transfer ... Read full article

Cagle's Farms filed Chapter 11 Petitions in the Northern District of Georgia on October 19, 2011.  The related cases are In re Cagle's, Inc . (dba Integrated Poultry Company), Ch. 11 Case No. 11-80202 and In re Cagle's Farms, Inc ., Ch. 11 ... Read full article

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. ... Read full article