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BowlNebraska v. Omaha State Bank (MLW No. 60814/Case No. 10-6016 – 8 pages) (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, 8th Circuit, Federman, J.) Where the bankruptcy court declared that a bank’s deeds of trust on a debtor’s real property were void as ...

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Bank of Bennington v. Thomas (MLW No. 60784/Case No. 09-6070/6071 – 8 pages) (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Kressel, C.J.) Where a debtor failed to list two tax refunds, a large settlement and another payment received as income and the debtor ...

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SportStuff, Inc., et al. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, et al (MLW No. 60730/Case No. 09-6030 – 09-6052 – 18 pages) (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, 8th Circuit, Venters, B.J.) Where a bankruptcy court approved settlements between a debtor ...

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Islamov v. Ungar (MLW No. 60671/Case No. 09-6065 – 10 pages) (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Schermer, B.J.) Where a debtor continuously gave a creditor false information about her stock trading activities and the alleged profits she was making on his ...

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Hastings State Bank v. Stalnaker, et al. (Case No. 10-6001 – 15 pages) Where a bank’s financing statement added “d/b/a” information as a part of a debtor’s name, the bankruptcy court properly held that the bank’s lien against the debtor’s ...

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R&R Ready Mix v. Freier (MLW No. 60596/Case No. 09-1916 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.) Where evidence showed that a debtor operated his contracting company as a façade through which he obtained personal benefits, ...

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Lapke v. Mutual of Omaha Bank (MLW No. 60601/Case No. 10-6008 – 10 pages) (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Schermer, B.J.) Where a debtor argued that two bank home loans were not consumer debt solely because he failed to sign certain ...

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Harmon Autoglass Intellectual Property v. Leiferman (MLW No. 60563/Case No. 10-6007 – 6 pages) (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Federman, B.J.) Where a Chapter 7 debtor repeatedly refused to answer questions from a creditor about his assets and the bankruptcy court ...

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McCarty v. Jenkins (Case No. 09-6064 – 8 pages) Where a bankruptcy court found that debtor had completed the payments required by his plan but the trustee objected, arguing that each time the debtor modified the amount of his monthly ...

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Walker v. Sallie Mae Servicing Corp., et al. (MLW No. 60477/Case No. 09-6022 – 24 pages) (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Federman, B.J.) (1) Where a debtor did not seek a determination that her student loans were dischargeable until three years ...

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Marcusen v. Glen (MLW No. 60478/Case No. 09-6029 – 11 pages) (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Schermer, B.J.) Where creditors who participated in a residential construction project with debtors argued that their debt should be excepted from discharge on the basis ...

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