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Vol. 20, Nos. 1-46, pp. 1-1402
Jan. 3 -- Nov. 27, 2008

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

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