US Supreme Court Cases

Bankruptcy Court Has Jurisdiction To Enter Final Judgment On Fraudulent Transfer Claims; Judge Sacca Follows Narrow View Of Stern v. Marshall

06/16/13

In a 28 page opinion, Judge Sacca of the Northern District of Georgia held that Bankruptcy Courts have jurisdiction to enter final orders in some cases involving fraudulent transfer claims. Mitchell v. Banks, Adv. Proc. No. 12-0562, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 2384 (Bankr. N.D. Ga.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Meaning Of "Defalcation" In Section 523(a)(4) in Bullock v. BankChampaign.

05/14/13

In a case appealed from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court ruled on a case involving the definition of "defalcation" in 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4).  The case, decided yesterday, May 13, 2013, is Randy Bullock v. BankChampaign NA, 2013 U.S. LEXIS 3521 (U.S.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Meaning Of “Defalcation” In Section 523(a)(4) in Bullock v. BankChampaign.

05/14/13

In a case appealed from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court ruled on a case involving the definition of "defalcation" in 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4).  The case, decided yesterday, May 13, 2013, is Randy Bullock v. BankChampaign NA, 2013 U.S. LEXIS 3521 (U.S.

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RadLAX Oral Argument - Part II: What's Indubitably Bothering the Supreme Court Justices Equivalently

04/24/12

As I noted three years ago in my "What's Bothering Ruthie?" post on Justice Ginsburg's one-liner that stopped the Chrysler sale dead in its tracks, today's Supreme Court oral argument in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v.

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