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Los Angeles Dodgers: Injury Claim Should Be Disallowed In Chapter 11 Case

spockyboy — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:15:34 +0000

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Los Angeles Dodgers, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, on Feb. 3 moved in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for an order disallowing a personal injury claim against the club brought by a man who suffered injuries from an attack after attending a baseball game at Dodger Stadium (In Re: Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, No. 11-12010, Chapter 11, D. Del. Bkcy.).
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Syms Equity Committee Seeks To Propose Competing Chapter 11 Plan

spockyboy — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:49:06 +0000

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Official Committee of Syms Corp. Equity Security Holders on Feb. 3 moved in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for an order terminating the period of time within which Syms has the exclusive right to file a Chapter 11 plan and solicit acceptance of such a plan (In Re: Filene’s Basement LLC, No. 11-13511, Chapter 11, D. Del. Bkcy.).
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$ 30.5 Million Bid For Beacon Power Assets Announced

spockyboy — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:15:19 +0000

WILMINGTON, Del. – Bankrupt power company Beacon Power Corp. on Feb. 3 filed a notice in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware indicating that it had a $ 35.5 million stalking horse bid arranged (In Re: Beacon Power Corporation, No. 11-13450, Chapter 11, D. Del. Bkcy.).
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United States Denied Motion To Dismiss Crop Loss Suit For Herbicide Crop Damage

spockyboy — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:50:21 +0000

POCATELLO, Idaho – A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho by a group of six Idaho farmers who allege reduced sugar beet, wheat and potato yields because of sulfonylureas herbicide drift from Bureau of Land Management land survived a defense motion to dismiss; the presiding judge denied the statute of limitations motion Feb. 1 (Grant Neibaur & Sons Farms, et al. v. United States, No. 11-159, D. Idaho; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12982).
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Colorado Appeals Panel: General Contractor’s Third-Party Claims Filed Too Late

spockyboy — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:23:30 +0000

DENVER – A Colorado Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 2 upheld summary judgment for a pair of subcontractors named as third-party defendants in a construction defects action, agreeing that the claims were time-barred (Shaw Construction LLC v. United Builder Services Inc., et al., No. 11CA2351, Colo. App.; 2012 Colo. App. LEXIS 172).
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7th Circuit: Debt Discharged Properly; Fee Award Not Valid Based On Evidence

spockyboy — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:50:45 +0000

CHICAGO – A panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 2 affirmed the dischargeability of a particular debt but reversed that part of a lower court ruling that awarded fees to the debtor related to the costs of defending a creditor’s adversary action (Anthony Stelmokas v. Vytautas Kodzius, No. 11-3193, Chapter 7, 7th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2068).
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Federal Judge Dismisses Case Against FDIC Arising From Loan Made By Failed Bank

spockyboy — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:21:43 +0000

RENO, Nev. – A federal judge in Nevada on Feb. 2 granted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and individual defendants’ motion to dismiss a suit arising from a loan plaintiffs took out with failed bank First National Bank of Nevada (FNB) (Parker’s Model T, et al. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., et al., No. 10-00791, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12487).
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Federal Circuit Reverses Claim Construction In Video Game Patent Case

spockyboy — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:54:35 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A stipulation to a judgment of noninfringement will be revisited, following a Feb. 1 ruling by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Craig Thorner and Virtual Realty Feedback Corporation v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC et al., No. 11-1114, Fed. Cir.).
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Decertified Class Of IPhone Users’ Motion To Certify For Appeal Partly Denied

spockyboy — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:22:51 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO – A California federal judge on Feb. 1 denied in part a motion to permit interlocutory appeal by a class of iPhone purchasers in their antitrust claims against Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility Inc. (ATTM), holding that the controlling contract required resolution of the claims by individual arbitration rather than a class action lawsuit (In re Apple & AT&TM Antitrust Litigation, No. 5:07-cv-05152, N.D. Calif.).
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Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Alleging Bank Allowed Unauthorized Payments

spockyboy — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:02:16 +0000

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge in California on Feb. 1 dismissed a putative class action accusing Bank of America Co. and an affiliate insurer of pulling money from customers’ bank accounts to pay for insurance policies that customers did not request or approve (Jerome White, et al. v. Bank of America Corp., et al., No. 11-06797, C.D. Calif.).
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