Freedom Village USA, the Yates County facility for troubled youths, is awaiting a decision on its appeal of the state Labor Department’s claim that the organization owes more than $1.5 million in unpaid wages. “We have closing arguments, summations in ...

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Bankruptcy filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York for the 12-month period ending Dec. 31 were down 6 percent, compared to the previous year. There were 4,157 filings in 2016, and 4,425 in 2015, according ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY Collective Bargaining Agreement Motion to Reject — Equitable Considerations In re MCD Plumbing, Inc. 12-11759 B Judge Bucki Background: The debtor moved to reject a collective bargaining agreement between the Local Union and the Western New York Association of ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY Disgorgement of Legal Fees Compensatory Sanctions In re RAMA Group of Companies, Inc. 00-12654 K Judge Bucki Background: In a Chapter 11 proceeding, a law firm and three of its partners moved to dismiss a motion filed ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY Mortgagee’s Objection Secured Property Partially Divided In re Michele L. Hurd 12-13377B Judge Bucki Background: At issue was whether Section 1325(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code allowed a court to overrule a mortgagee’s objection to a plan ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY Amending Settlement Stipulation Equitable Considerations — Death in the Family In re Select Tree Farms Inc.  12-10669 Judge Bucki Background: After the debtors filed for Chapter 11 relief, entered a settlement with a creditor, requiring the debtor ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY Litigation Proceeds Pre-Settlement Agreements — Bankruptcy Estate In re Ciara N. Minor 09-12095 B Judge Bucki Background: The trustee commenced an adversary proceeding to determine the validity and extent of the respective interests of the debtor, ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY Ordinary Course of Business Agreements In re Grace Manor Health Care Facility Inc. 09-11456 B Judge Bucki Background: A Chapter 7 trustee sought to recover the alleged preferential payments made on account of four invoices resulting ...

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After serving as clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York for the past 12 years, Judge Paul R. Warren began a 14-year-term as Rochester’s bankruptcy judge March 15. Judge Warren will receive new federal judge training ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY Fraudulent Conveyance Equitable Subordination In re Northstar Development Corp. 08-10689 B Judge Bucki Background: The debtor, Northstar Development, received a judgment against it for monies owed to a creditor. The creditor sought to recover the outstanding judgment ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY Property Transfer Life Estate — Fee Simple In re Berkich 09-14170 B Judge Bucki Background: At the time the debtor had filed for relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, she was residing with her ...

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY Environmental Regulations Responsibility to Comply In re Gollnitz 09-14047 B Judge Bucki Background: The debtors are owners of real property that had been used to operate a gas station. The Department of Environmental Conservation, upon inspection, detected ...

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