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  • Matter of Moore

    Publication Date: 2020-08-27
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Carl Bucki
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Debtor: Barry H. Sternberg, Esq., Barry Sternberg Law Office, Cheektowaga, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for M&T Bank: Aleksandra K. Fugate, Esq., of counsel, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, Rochester, New York.
    Case Number: BK 18-12444

    Bank Seeking $1,150 in Post-Petition Fees Is Granted Only $150 for Legal Services

  • Westchester Fire Ins. Co. v. Schorsch

    Publication Date: 2020-08-25
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Diane Renwick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Westchester Fire Insurance Co., Appellant: Jonathan D. Hacker, of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars, admitted pro hac vice, Allen W. Burton and Gerard A. Savaresse of counsel, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For RSUI Indemnity Co., Appellant: Kevin G. Mikulaninec, Courtney E. Scott and Kiera Fitzpatrick of counsel, Tressler LLP, New York. For Brian S. Block, Respondent: Marjorie E. Berman of counsel, Krantz & Berman, LLP, New York. For Nicholas S. Schorsch, Edward M. Weil, Jr., William Kahane and Peter M. Budko, Respondents: Orrie A. Levy, Kenneth H. Frenchman and Robin L. Cohen of counsel, McKool Smith P.C., New York.
    Case Number: 651026/18

    Coverage Exists Under Bankruptcy Exception to the 'Insured vs. Insured' Exclusion

  • In re Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc.: William F. Dahill, on the brief, Paul R. Defilippo, Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee First Northern Bank and Trust Company: William A. Slaughter, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Leslie C. Heilman, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE. For Defendants-Appellees Garadex Inc., Gatex Properties Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated: John H. Thompson, McGuire Woods LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees General Security National Insurance and SCOR Reinsurance Company: Scott Walter Reynolds, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, New York, NY; Nicole E. Schiavo, Peter A. Ivanick, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Co., Magnetar Constellation Fund II Ltd Magnetar Constellation Master Fund III Ltd, Magnetar Constellation Master Fund Ltd., and UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch: Nicholas P. Crowell, Alex R. Rovira, Andrew P. Propps, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee LGT Bank in Liechtenstein Ltd: Gregory F. Hauser, Wuersch & Gering LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee The Liverpool Limited Partnership: Matthew J. Gold, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C., New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Mariner LDC, Structured Credit Opportunities Fund II, L.P., and Tricadia Credit Strategies Master Fund, Ltd., f/k/a Mariner-Tricadia Credit Strategies Master Fund, Ltd: Thomas J. Fleming, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee MBIA, Inc: Kevin J. Biron, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee MoneyGram Securities, LLC and its Successors in Interest: Brian Dillon, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty, & Bennett, P.A., Minneapolis, MN. For Defendant-Appellee Morgans Financial Limited: Lewis J. Liman, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Mulberry Street CDO, Ltd: Jack Yoskowitz, Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Natixis Financial Products LLC: Scott W. Reynolds, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee PCA Life Assurance Co. Ltd: Nicholas P. Crowell, Jon W. Muenz, Andrew P. Propps, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee RGA Reinsurance Co.: Emilio B. Nicolas, Jackson Walker LLP, Austin, TX. For Defendant-Appellee Security Benefit Life Insurance Co.: David Adler, McCarter & English, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Shenandoah Life Insurance Company: Joseph J. Saltarelli, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. For Amicus Curiae Structured Finance Industry Group: Madlyn Gleich Primoff, Timothy P. Harkness, David Y. Livshiz, Henry V. Hutten, Jill K. Serpa, on the brief, Freshfields Bruckhaus & Deringer US LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-1079

    Certain Priority Provisions Are Enforceable Under the Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor

  • LaMonica v. Harrah's Atlantic City Operating Co. LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-07-30
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: David A. Blansky, Esq., of counsel, LaMonica Herbst & Maniscalco, LLP, Wantagh, New York.
    for defendant: Scott A. Griffin, Esq., Michael D. Hamersky, Esq., of counsel, Griffin Hamersky LLP, New York, New York. -and- Attorneys for Defendant: Frank M. Flansburg III, Esq., Maximilien D. Fetaz, Esq., of counsel, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Las Vegas, Nevada.
    Case Number: 18-01853

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  • Woods v. 21st Century Oncology Holdings Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-24
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Consulting
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant Andrew L. Woods: John E. Jureller, Jr., Klestadt Winters Jureller Southard & Stevens, LLP, on the brief, Leon N. Patricios, Zumpano Patricios, P.A., Coral Gables, FL.
    for defendant: For Appellee 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., AKA Radiation Therapy Services Holdings, Inc.: Jeffrey R. Gleit, Sullivan & Worcester LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 19-1725

    Right to Incentive Bonus Payments Accelerated by Termination; §502(b)(7) Applies to Claim

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  • Matter of Buczek

    Publication Date: 2020-07-16
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Carl Bucki
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Pro Se Debtor: Shane Christopher Buczek, Amherst New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for KeyBank National Association: David P. Case, Esq., of counsel, Fein Such & Crane LLP, Rochester, New York.
    Case Number: BK 19-11441

    Lis Pendens Placed Debtor on Notice of Foreclosure Action; Stay Pending Appeal Is Denied

  • U.S. v. Fusion Connect Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-16
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | White Collar Crime
    Industry: Federal Government | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Talia Kraemer Assistant United States Attorney of Counsel, Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Gary T. Holtzer, Esq., Sunny Singh, Esq., Jared R. Friedmann, Esq., of Counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 20-01009

    $2.1 Million FCC Penalty Debt Not Reached by Code §§523(a)(2)(A),1141(d)(6)(A)

  • Bd. of Trs., Sheet Metal Workers Int'l Assn. Local Union No. 28 Trust Funds v. Kern

    Publication Date: 2020-06-30
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Employment Compliance | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Frederic Block
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-CV-7295

    Firm Owner's Debt to Union Local Not 'Defalcation', Is Dischargeable in Bankruptcy

  • In re Great Food Great Fun LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-06-23
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Tax
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Carl Bucki
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Debtors: Daniel F. Brown, Esq., of counsel, Andreozzi Bluestein LLP, Clarence, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: Louis J. Testa, Esq., of counsel, Office of the New York State Attorney General, Civil Recoveries Bureau, Bankruptcy Litigation Unit, The Capitol, Albany, New York.
    Case Number: BK 17-11557

    Firms Personally Liable on Predecessors' Unpaid Sales Taxes up to Transferred Assets' FMV

  • Belton v. GE Capital Retail Bank

    Publication Date: 2020-06-22
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellees: Adam R. Shaw, Anne M. Nardacci, on the brief, George F. Carpinello, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Albany, NY; Charles Juntikka, Charles Juntikka & Associates LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellant GE Capital Retail Bank: Joseph L. Noga, Jenner & Block LLP, New York, NY; Matthew S. Hellman, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC. For Appellants Citigroup Inc. and Citibank, N.A.: Eamon P. Joyce, Jonathan W. Muenz, Qais Ghafary, on the brief, Benjamin R. Nagin, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 19-648

    Bankruptcy Code in 'Inherent Conflict' with Arbitration, Displaces FAA Under Circuit Law