Bankruptcy Law Reporter Index-Summary

RCRA SITES

See generally ENVIRONMENT

REAL PROPERTY

– Ch. 7 case including rental property, 401(k) loan and contribution, and large tax refund must be dismissed for abuse or converted to Ch. 13 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio), 690
– Ch. 13 properly deemed to own 100 percent of property owned as tenants by entirety (E.D.N.Y.), 1049
– Chapter 11 filings

– – Bray & Gillespie Mgmt. LLC, hotel management firm (Bankr. M.D. Fla.), 1113
– – Harbour Walk Preserve LLC, real estate developer (Bankr. S.D. Fla.), 685
– – Laketown Wharf Marketing Corp., real estate entity (Bankr. N.D. Fla.), 1218
– – Sound Barrier Properties LLC, business development and real estate firm (Bankr. M.D. Tenn.), 1252
– – Vail Plaza Development LLC, hotel developer (Bankr. D. Colo.), 1308

– Commission awarded to broker improper (D. Colo.), 433
– Consignment agreement with debtor conveys secured interest in inventory only (E.D. Va.), 1302
– Damage by tenant, landlord claim not limited by cap (U.S., rev sought), 248; (rev den), 486
– Default interest rate, per se rule improperly applied (9th Cir.), 872
– Foreclosure

See FORECLOSURES

– General Growth Properties REIT warns re possible bankruptcy in quarterly report, 1359
– Homestead exemptions

See HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION

– Interest in home transferred to debtor-son for estate planning not property of bankruptcy estate (E.D. Pa.), 465
– Jointly-held real estate, couple's quitclaim to husband not objectionable transfer (D. Me.), 67
– Mobile home, Ch. 13 plan may modify rights of creditor holding security interest (B.A.P. 8th Cir.), 1051
– Mortgages

See MORTGAGES
– – Subprime loans

See SUBPRIME LENDING

– New City Residence real estate investment trust fails, is delisted from Tokyo Stock Exch., 1248
– Post-petition transactions

– – Refinance of home during preference period voidable by trustee (B.A.P. 8th Cir.), 332
– – Sale of Ch. 7 debtor home, proceeds retain exempt status (1st Cir.), 117

– Rejection of agreement to sell property, specific performance, deference to state court ruling (U.S., rev sought), 516; (rev den), 1203
– Sale of debtor property, retroactive annulment of automatic stay (U.S., rev sought), 738; (rev den), 1203
– Sale of land, debtors may not claim in-kind exemption (E.D. Mich.), 660
– Security interest on debtor property, pact giving largest creditor first priority properly upheld (N.D. Ind.), 227
– Tax incentives to spur housing activity

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3221

– Tax obligations on nonresidential property, debtor properly ordered to pay (N.D. Ill.), Case in Brief, 1252

RECEIVERSHIP

– Asset transfer, receiver lacked authority to set aside under N.Y. law (2d Cir.), 792

RECREATION

See SPORTS AND RECREATION

RECYCLING

– Sturgis Iron & Metal Co., scrap metal recycling firm files for Ch. 11 protection (Bankr. W.D. Mich.), 463

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS

– Cornerstone Ministries Investments Inc., investment manager for nonprofit, faith-based facilities files for Ch. 11 protection (Bankr. N.D. Ga.), 199
– Davenport (Iowa) Diocese of Roman Catholic Church, reorganization plan approved (Bankr. S.D. Iowa), 594

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) SITES

See generally ENVIRONMENT

RESTAURANTS

See also FOOD
– Chapter 11 filings

– – Buffets Holdings Inc., steak restaurant parent company (Bankr. D. Del.), 115
– – Hurricane Memphis LLC, doing business as Pat O'Brien's-Memphis (Bankr. W.D. Tenn.), 624
– – Longbranch Saloon Enterprises Inc., restaurant and musical club (Bankr. E.D.N.C.), 234
– – Metromedia Steakhouses Co. (Bankr. D. Del.), 1280
– – Shells Seafood Restaurants Inc. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.), 1048
– – Steakhouse Partners Inc., restaurant owner and operator (Bankr. S.D. Cal.), 624

– Expiration date printed on credit card receipts, class certified in FACTA suit against Buffalo Wild Wings (N.D. Ill.), 341
– Tax evasion and fraud, owner and operator of 56 Taco Bell franchises sentenced (S.D. Cal.), 230

RESTITUTION

– Ameriquest begins distribution of funds after lending complaint settlement, 25
– Criminal law, false statements, loss calculation, increase in sentence based on acquitted conduct (U.S., rev den), 1203
– False statement, increase in sentence based on acquitted conduct (U.S., rev sought), 486

RETAIL INDUSTRY

– Barbeques Galore closes asset sale to Taiwan-based entity, 1084
– Chapter 11 filings

– – AMS Health Sciences Inc., natural supplement retailer (Bankr. W.D. Okla.), 28
– – Boscov's Investment Co. and affiliates, retail merchandise department store (Bankr. D. Del.), 966; asset sale approved, 1385
– – BTWW Retail LP and affiliates, western wear firm (Bankr. N.D. Tex.), 1360
– – Circuit City Stores Inc. and affiliates (Bankr. E.D. Va.), 1331
– – Dan River Inc. and subsidiaries (Bankr. D. Del.), 528
– – Dormia Inc. and affiliated firms (Bankr. D. Md.), 779
– – Goody's Family Clothing Inc., apparel retailer (Bankr. D. Del.), 718; plan confirmed, 1217; emergence announced, 1249
– – Harold's Stores Inc., specialty apparel chain (Bankr. W.D. Okla.), 1386
– – Harvey Electronics Inc., custom home entertainment products retailer (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 56
– – Hoop Holdings LLC, subsidiary of The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. and affiliates (Bankr. D. Del.), 390
– – Lillian Vernon Intl. Inc., catalog and online retailer (Bankr. D. Del.), 234
– – Linens Holding Co. and subsidiaries, home furnishing specialty retailer (Bankr. D. Del.), 562
– – Mattress Discounters Corp. (Bankr. D. Md.), 1114
– – Mervyn's and affiliates, neighborhood department store chain (Bankr. D. Del.), 912; retail jobs to be cut, 988
– – Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC and affiliates, snack food industry franchisor (Bankr. D. Del.), 1017; plan confirmed, 1217; emergence announced, 1280
– – NWL Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries, retail store operator (Bankr. D. Del.), 1360
– – RedEnvelope Inc., catalog and online gift retailer (Bankr. N.D. Cal.), 498
– – Scan Furniture Co. (Bankr. D. Md.), 56
– – Sharper Image Corp., specialty retailer (Bankr. D. Del.), 234
– – Steve & Barry's LLC and affiliates, casual apparel retailer (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 844; BHY S&B Holdings announces plans to acquire assets, 1016
– – Tweeter Opco LLC, specialty consumer electronics retailer (Bankr. D. Del.), 1361
– – Uni-Marts Ohio LLC and subsidiaries, convenience store chain (Bankr. D. Del.), 685
– – U.S. Energy Systems Inc. and subsidiaries, green power and renewable energy provider (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 76
– – Value City Dept. Stores LLC and affiliates (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 1281; going-out-of-business sale approved, liquidation manager named, 1385
– – Whitehall Jewelers Holdings Inc. (Bankr. D. Del.), 813

– Company bankruptcies, relief not likely any time soon, experts say, 1081

RETIREMENT

See also PENSIONS
– Agway Inc. 401(k) plan, DOL reaches settlement to restore mismanagement losses (N.D.N.Y.), 1275
– Early withdrawal liability is penalty, not excise tax (Bankr. E.D.N.C.), In Brief, 1284
– Employee benefit protections

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3652

– Employee FICA due on Ch. 11-terminated benefit plan, 778
– 403(b) retirement plan interests exempt from estate (Bankr. S.D. Ohio), 151
– Health benefits, Ch. 11 debtor arrangement with individual retiree is “plan, fund, or program” (Bankr. N.D. Ohio), 170
– Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)

– – ESOP rollover, funds not part of bankruptcy estate (B.A.P. 10th Cir.), 629
– – Payments may be exempt pre-retirement (3d Cir.), 626

– Wrongfully withheld IRA plan contributions cannot be discharged from owner debt (Bankr. S.D. Iowa), 567