Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Law

<h1> United States of America v. Alan Kane </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multiple Fraud Schemes </font/color="red"></center><center> Bucks County Attorney Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Prison in Connection With Multiple Fraud Schemes</h2></center> </h2></center> Alan Kane, 60, of ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Prasad Margabandhu </h1>

<h2><center> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bankruptcy and Mail Fraud </font/color="red"></center><center> Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to Three Years of Prison and $100,000 Fine for Bankruptcy and Mail Fraud Conviction </h2></center> From March 2019 to June 2022, Prasad ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Michael Salerno </h1>

<h2><center> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauded Investors of Approximately $550,000with </center><center> Burlington County, N.J., Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Two Business Schemes That Defrauded Investors of Approximately $550,000... More...

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Aaron Shiloh, ex rel. United States of America v. Philadelphia Vascular Institute, LLC, et al.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that Dr. James McGuckin violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for medically unnecessary invasive peripheral artery procedures in patients' legs between at least January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2019, and for which McGuckin and his... More...

$0 (05-02-2023 - PA)

n re: ROBERT SZCZYPORSKI; BONNIE SZCZYPORSKI

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania bankruptcy lawyer represented Debtor in a Chapter 13 proceeding. The ACA requires certain individuals to maintain "minimal essential [health insurance] coverageâ€ throughout the year (the Individual Mandate). 26 U.S.C. Â§ 5000A(a). A person subject to the Individual Mandate who fails to maintain the required insurance for one month or more... More...

$0 (05-11-2022 - PA)

Milton Thomas, Sr. v. City of Philadelphia

<center><h3><h2> Philadelphia, PA - Property Tax lawyer represented Appellant with arguing that City's efforts to collect those taxes by a Sheriff Sale violated a discharge injunction that had been entered in Thomas' bankruptcy proceedings. </h3></center> The defendants first argue that the District Court lacked subject matter juri... More...

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United States of America v. Scott H. Korn

Philadelphia, PA - The United States of America charged Scott H. Korn with bankruptcy fraud. Scott Korn, 57, of Villanova, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, three years of supervised release and a $50,000 fine by United States District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno for false statements and financial fraud. In August 2019, Korn pleaded guilty to an Indictme... More...

$0 (07-03-2020 - PA)

United States of America v. Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Philadelphia, PA - The United States of America charged Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc. with engaging in a criminal conspiracy to fix prices and allocate customers for a generic drug. Rising Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Rising), a generic pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey, was criminally charged for conspiring to fix prices and allocate customers for a generic hypertension drug, an... More...

$0 (12-04-2019 - PA)

United States of America v. Michael Jay Jackson

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/resized_image/EA_2018-05-09_Exterior_View-Final_570_0.jpg"> </center> Harrisburg, PA - Hershey Man Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison On Bankruptcy Fraud And Loan Fraud Charges Michael Jay Jackson, age 59, formerly of Hershey, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 145 months’ imprisonment and three years’ superv... More...

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United States of America v. Donte Island

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/graphics/active/ByrneSmall.jpg"> </center> In this appeal, we determine whether a defendant can count toward the service of his supervised release term a period 3 of time he is fugitive, that is, absent from the court’s supervision. The statutory provisions governing supervised release do not contain plain language�... More...

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Mary Barbato v. Greystone Alliance, LLC

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/pa-m/locations/scranton.jpg"> </center> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) protects consumers from abusive, deceptive, or otherwise unfair debt collection practices. 15 U.S.C. § 1692(a). It applies to “debt collectors,” defined alternatively as those engaged “in any business the principal purpos... More...

$0 (02-24-2019 - PA)

In Re: Paul H. Titus

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/slideshows/slides/erie_pa.jpg?itok=EezIEe-W"> </center> When his old law firm broke its lease, attorney Paul Titus was on the hook for millions of dollars in unpaid commercial rent. The landlord tried to recover the rent by targeting the wages Mr. Titus was earning at his new ... More...

$0 (02-20-2019 - PA)

In re: MCGRAW-HILL GLOBAL EDUCATION HOLDINGS LLC

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/graphics/active/ByrneSmall.jpg"> </center> These consolidated mandamus petitions require us to decide whether two professional photographers bringing separate copyright infringement actions are bound by a forum selection clause in contracts they did not 4 sign. We conclude that the photographers are not bound because t... More...

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FAN WANG v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <table> <td>

Fan Wang, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, obtained lawful permanent resident status in the United States on April 29, 2010, and worked as a trading assistant in a financial services firm. In 2011, without authorization, he purchased oil futures contracts using the firm’s trading account and transferred those contracts between firm accounts. In company records, Wang marked these ... More...

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Nadine Pellegrino and Harry Waldman v. T.S.A., Nuyriah Abdul-Malik, Laura Labbee, and Denice Kissinger

In Vanderklok v. United States, 868 F.3d 189 (3d Cir. 2017), we declined to imply a Bivens cause of action against airport screeners employed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in part because they “typically are not law enforcement officers and do not act as such.” Id. at 208. We now must decide a related question that we anticipated, but did not resol... More...

$0 (07-13-2018 - PA)

Jaime Gonzalez v. Owens Corning

This appeal involves a putative class action brought by consumers in four states who alleged that Appellees Owens Corning and Owens Corning Sales, LLC (collectively, Owens Corning) sold defective roof shingles and misrepresented the shingles’ expected useful life. Appellants challenge an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denying class certificatio... More...

$0 (03-22-2018 - PA)

Walter Shuker; Vivian Shuker v. Smith & Nephew, P.L.C.; Smith & Nephew, Inc.

With the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, Congress added comprehensive medical device approval processes to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, prescribing tiers of federal requirements for certain devices corresponding to the device’s inherent risk level. In exchange for compliance with the strictest federal mandates, Congress afforded manufacturers express preemption from state laws im... More...

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United States of America v. Anthony A. Shaw

Pittsburgh, PA - Former Army Manager Sentenced to Prison for Taking $1 Million in Illegal Gratuities A resident of Rochester Hills, Michigan, was sentenced to 46 months incarceration and a $100,000 fine, on charges of taking illegal gratuities, income tax evasion and making false statements to federal law enforcement officers. Judge Schwab imposed the sentence on Anthony A. Shaw,... More...

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Parks, LLC v. Tyson Foods, Inc.; Hillshire Brands Company

This case concerns a trademark that once enjoyed widespread recognition but has since grown considerably weaker. Since the 1950s, Parks Sausage Company has manufactured or licensed sausage under the brand name “PARKS.”1 At one point, PARKS was placed on the Principal Register of trademarks at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), but, sometime in the early 2000s, Parks f... More...

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United States of America v. Abigale (Abby) Lee Miller

Pittsburgh, PA - Abby Lee Miller Begins Serving 366 Prison Sentence The United States of America charged Abby Lee Miller with bankruptcy fraud. Abby Lee Miller (born September 21, 1966)[1] is an American dance instructor, choreographer, and the director and owner of Reign Dance Productions. She was also the founder of the Abby Lee Dance Company and appeared on the reality televis... More...

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United States of America v. William J. O'Brien, III

Philadelphia, PA - Former Philadelphia Doctor Sentenced To 30 Years For Running Pill Mill And Distributing Oxycodone Resulting In Patient Death William J. O’Brien III, a former doctor of osteopathic medicine, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for illegal distribution of controlled substances resulting in death and additional charges arising from O’Brien’s operation of a pill mill.... More...

$0 (10-12-2016 - PA)

United States of America v. Daniel Wise

Scranton, PA - Former Pike County Man Pleads Guilty To False Bankruptcy Declarations A former Pike County resident has pleaded guilty to making false declarations and false oaths in bankruptcy proceedings. Daniel Wise, age 55, formerly of Tafton, Pennsylvania, currently residing in New York, NY, was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2015 for concealing bankruptcy asset... More...

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United States of America v. Richard J. Harley

Wilkes-Barre, PA - Monroe County Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Making False Claims Of Owning Billions Of Dollars Of Oil And Negotiable Bank Instruments Richard J. Harley, age 71, of Shawnee on the Delaware, Pennsylvania was sentenced in Federal District Court in Wilkes-Barre to serve 12 years in prison by United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo. Harley was convict... More...

$0 (11-12-2015 - PA)

IN RE: TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY, Debtor; AURELIUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS; LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

In December 2007, the Tribune Company (which published the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times and held many other properties) was facing a challenging business climate. Sensing an opportunity, Sam Zell, a wealthy real estate investor, orchestrated a leveraged buy-out (“LBO”), a transaction by which a purchaser (in this case, an entity controlled by Zell and, for convenience, referred t... More...

$0 (08-23-2015 - PA)

Devon Robotics, LLC v. Gaspar Deviendma; McKessen Corporation

Appellee Devon Robotics, LLC (“Devon”) acquired the rights to distribute two robotic medical devices, CytoCare and i.v. Station, from an Italian corporation, Health Robotics, S.r.l. (“Health Robotics”). Appellant Gaspar DeViedma (“DeViedma”), the general counsel for Health Robotics, negotiated the distribution contracts for both CytoCare and i.v. Station. Each contract contained an i... More...

$0 (08-08-2015 - PA)

In re: Kelly L. Makowka

This appeal requires us to interpret a state statuteâ€”the Pennsylvania Uniform Planned Community Act (UPCA), 68 Pa. Cons. Stat. Â§Â§ 5101â€“414â€”in the bankruptcy context. Appellant Kelly Makowka seeks in Chapter 13 proceedings to avoid a portion of claims made by her homeowners association, Pocono Mountain Lake Estates Community Association (the Association). The Bankruptcy C... More...

$0 (06-09-2014 - PA)

United States of America v. Q2Administrators, LLC

Relator Thomas M. Zizic, M.D. ("Zizicâ€) filed this qui tam1 ______________ 1 The term "qui tamâ€ is an abbreviation of the phrase "'qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur,' which means 'who pursues this action on our Lord the King's behalf as well as his own.'â€ United States ex rel. Atkinson v. Pa. Shipbuilding Co., 473 F.3d 506, 509 n.1 (3d C... More...

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United States of America v. Kaboni Savage

The United States of America charged Kaboni Savage with conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1962; murder in aid of racketeering activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1959; retaliating against a witness in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1513; using fire to commit a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. 844; tampering with a witness in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1512; racket... More...

$0 (05-31-2013 - PA)

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditor v. Arthur Baldwin

The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the Lemington Center sued Arthur Baldwin, Angela Ford, B.J. Leber, Claudia Allen, Eugene Downing, George Calloway, Jerome Bullock, JOanne Andiorio, J.W. Wallac, Nicole Gaines, Renee Frazier, Reverend Ronald Peters, Roy Penner, Twyla Johnson, William Tompkins, and others that Defendants drove the Lemington Center, founded in 1183, into bankruptcy.<br... More...

$0 (03-02-2013 - PA)

In Re: Berry L. Michael

This appeal raises a question of first impression involving the interpretation of Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 101 et seq., in the common circumstance of a debtor converting his or her case from a Chapter 13 adjustment of debts under a reorganization plan to a Chapter 7 liquidation of assets and distribution to creditors.1 If at the time of conversion the Chapter 13 truste... More...

$0 (10-26-2012 - PA)

Darwin Lesher v. Law Offices of Mitchell N. Kay, P.C.

Darwin Lesher filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania alleging that debt-collection letters he received from the Law Offices of Mitchell N. Kay (the "Kay Law Firmâ€) were deceptive under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the "FDCPAâ€ or the "Actâ€). The District Court agreed and granted Lesher"s motion for summary judgment.... More...

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David H. Marion v. TDI, Inc., (f/k/a Traders and Dealers, Incorporated, f/k/a TDI, Incorporated, f/k/a The Trading Desk, Inc. and f/k/a U.S. Central Securities, Inc., et al.

A receiver for a corporation through which a Ponzi scheme was run brought suit against various third-parties alleged to have assisted the scheme, ultimately winning a multimillion- dollar jury verdict. The receiver's theory of the case was that the defendants, in concert with the corporation's chief officer, had harmed the corporation by saddling it with additional liability to the scheme's victim... More...

$0 (01-06-2010 - PA)

Richard DeWeese v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ("SEPTAâ€) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granting summary judgment to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation ("Amtrakâ€) on its cross-claim against SEPTA. The District Court determined that SEPTA's state-law sovereign immunity defense is preempted by Amtrak's f... More...

$0 (12-23-2009 - PA)

Amanda E. Pusl v. Matthew J. Means and G & J Welding & Machine Company

¶ 1 Appellant Amanda E. Pusl appeals from the February 28, 2008 judgment in her favor in the amount of $25,000, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County.1 Upon review, we affirm. ¶ 2 The factual and procedural history of this appeal is as follows. Appellant was injured in a two-vehicle accident on April 26, 2002. The other vehicle involved in the accident was owned by Appe... More...

$0 (09-23-2009 - PA)

United States of America ex rel Keith Sanders; etc. v. American-Amicable Life Insurance Company of Texas, et al.

Keith Sanders, the Relator in this qui tam action brought on behalf of the United States, appeals the District Court's order dismissing his claim pursuant to the False Claims Act (the "FCAâ€), 31 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 3729-3733, for failure to state a claim. I. 1The military's allotment system is analogous to direct deposits from a salary in the private sector and allows ser... More...

$0 (11-03-2008 - PA)

Joyce A. Schmidt, etc., et al. v. Boardman Company, a division of TBC Fabrication, Inc.; Boardman, Inc.; TBC Fabrication, Inc; Coraopolis Volunteer Fire Department; Sinor Manufacturing, Inc. n/k/a Freightliner Specialty Vehicles, Inc.

¶ 1 Sinor Manufacturing, Inc., n/k/a Freightliner Specialty Vehicles, Inc. and Freightliner Specialty Vehicles, Inc. (collectively "Appellantsâ€) appeal from the judgment entered against them and in favor of various plaintiffs on their claims of strict product liability and infliction of emotional distress. ¶ 2 Plaintiffs commenced this suit against Appellants asserting that they wer... More...

$0 (09-02-2008 - PA)

Joyce A. Schmidt v. Boardman Company, et al.

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Michael A. Lombardo v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al.

This case requires the Court to consider the contours of state sovereign immunity and under what circumstances such immunity may be waived. Alleging violations of both federal and state antidiscrimination laws, Michael A. Lombardo (Lombardo) filed an employment discrimination complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Pu... More...

$0 (08-26-2008 - PA)

Kehm Oil Company, et al. v. Texaco, Inc., et al.

Kehm Oil and Golden Oil (collectively, "Kehmâ€), owned by George Kehm, were dealers of Texaco-branded gasoline in Western Pennsylvania for 44 years, owning 28 Texaco gas stations by the end of the relationship. Over that period of time, Kehm entered into franchise agreements with various distinct Texacoowned entities, including Motiva Enterprises, LLC ("Motivaâ€). Motiva, which wa... More...

$0 (08-03-2008 - PA)

Jewelcor Inc., et al. v. Michael Karfunkel, et al.

Appellants Michael and George Karfunkel, individually and as partners trading as M & G Equities (collectively referred to herein as "M & G"), appeal orders of the District Court denying M & G's motion to dismiss a breach-of-lease claim brought by appellees, Jewelcor Incorporated et. al. ("Jewelcor"), awarding judgment in favor of Jewelcor, and granting Jewelcor attorneys' fees. The District ... More...

$0 (02-11-2008 - PA)