by Dan Sugrue | Nov 20, 2012 | Bankruptcy Law
Hostess Brands, Inc., agreed to private mediation at the urging of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain of the Southern District of New York. The mediation is scheduled to take place between Hostess and the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain...
by Dan Sugrue | Aug 8, 2012 | Bankruptcy Law, General Legal
The U.S. Bankruptcy court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled in the case of City of Chicago v. Norman Paul Wexler, 12 A 338, that the Chapter 7 trustee could not intervene in the adversary proceeding filed by the City of Chicago against the debtor, Norman...
by Dan Sugrue | Aug 7, 2012 | General Legal, Personal Injury Law
MHM Services v. Assurance Company of America involves a dispute over liability coverage of an umbrella policy for MHM Services, a company that screens inmates for the Illinois Department of Corrections that are nearing the end of their term, but are eligible for...
by Dan Sugrue | Jul 25, 2012 | General Legal
In Gerard Kenny v. Kenny Industries, 2012 IL App (1st) 111782, the Court ruled that members of a share purchase agreement cannot assign a debt owed to them arising out of one cause of action to use as a set off against a judgment in another cause of action because the...
by Dan Sugrue | Jul 18, 2012 | Bankruptcy Law
In Aurora Loan Services v. Pajor, 2012 Ill.App3d 110899, the Appelate court upheld a denial of defendant’s 2-1401 motion to vacate a foreclosure judgment because 1) there were no new facts not already in the record on appeal which necessitated the motion and 2)...
