The Oyez Project: Economic Activity Issues - Bankruptcy Decisions

Archer v. Warner - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Bankruptcy Code cover a debt embodied in a settlement agreement that settled a creditor's earlier claim "for money...obtained by...fraud?"

Bank of America v. 203 North LaSalle Partnership - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 May 1999 12:00:00 -0500

May a debtor's prebankruptcy equity holders contribute new capital and receive ownership in a reorganized entity when the creditor objected to the reorganization plan?

Barnhill v. Johnson, Trustee - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 25 Mar 1992 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation, As Receiver Of Imperial Federal Savings Association - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 23 May 1994 12:00:00 -0500

Does a property's fair market value determine whether the amount of debt settled by a foreclosure sale is "reasonably equivalent" to the property's worth, as required by U.S.C. Section 548(a)(2)(A)?

Dewsnup v. Timm - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 15 Jan 1992 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

FCC v. Nextwave Communications, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:00:00 -0500

Does section 525 of the Bankruptcy Code prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from revoking licenses held by a debtor in bankruptcy upon the debtor's failure to make timely payments owed to the FCC for purchase of the licenses?

Grogan v. Garner - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 15 Jan 1991 12:00:00 -0500

What standard of evidence should bankruptcy courts apply in considering whether a debt was the result of "actual fraud" under section 523(a) of the Bankruptcy Code?

Hartford Underwriters v. Union Planters Bank NA - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 30 May 2000 12:00:00 -0500

Does 11 USC Section 506(c) allow an administrative claimant in a bankruptcy case to seek payment of its administrative claim from the property of a bankrupt estate encumbered by a secured creditor's lien?

Howard Delivery Service v. Zurich American Insurance Company - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500

May a creditor seek priority status in a bankruptcy case to recover unpaid premiums owed for legally-required workers' compensation insurance?

Johnson v. Home State Bank - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 10 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Kelly v. Robinson - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 12 Nov 1986 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Kontrick v. Ryan - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:00:00 -0500

Are the deadlines established by Bankruptcy Rule 4004 "jurisdictional" - that is, do they trump other considerations no matter when they are raised?

Owen v. Owen - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 23 May 1991 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Patterson, Trustee v. Shumate - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 15 Jun 1992 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 24 Mar 1993 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Raleigh v. Illinois Dept. of Revenue - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 30 May 2000 12:00:00 -0500

Does the burden of proof on a tax claim in bankruptcy court remain with the trustee in a bankruptcy?

Rousey v. Jacoway - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 12:00:00 -0500

Are individual retirement accounts (IRAs) exempt from bankruptcy estates?

Taylor v. Freeland & Kranz - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 21 Apr 1992 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Till v. SCS Credit Corp. - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 17 May 2004 12:00:00 -0500

What is the proper interest rate when a bankruptcy filer seeks to reschedule his payments on a loan so that they are equal to the "total present value" of the loan?

Toibb v. Radloff - Opinion Announcement

Thu, 13 Jun 1991 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

United Savings Assn. v. Timbers Of Inwood Forest - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 20 Jan 1988 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

United States v. Nordic Village, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 25 Feb 1992 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

United States v. Security Industrial Bank - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 30 Nov 1982 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Young v. United States - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 04 Mar 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Is the Bankruptcy Code's "three-year lookback period," under which a discharge does not extinguish certain tax liabilities for which a return was due within three years before the filing of an individual debtor's petition, tolled during the pendency of a prior bankruptcy petition?