Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 236,174 times 38 Legal AnalysesHolding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
544 U.S. 280 (2005) Cited 8,010 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars "cases brought by state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state-court judgments rendered before the district court proceedings commenced and inviting district court review and rejection of those judgments"
Grogan v. Garner
498 U.S. 279 (1991) Cited 9,020 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that "the standard of proof for the dischargeability exceptions in 11 U.S.C. § 523 is the ordinary preponderance-of-the-evidence standard"
Kawaauhau v. Geiger
523 U.S. 57 (1998) Cited 3,425 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that a debt arising from a medical malpractice judgment, which was attributable to a doctor's negligent or reckless conduct, did not fall within the "willful and malicious injury" exception to discharge
Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif
575 U.S. 665 (2015) Cited 1,213 times 13 Legal AnalysesHolding that, under Article III, litigants may validly consent to adjudication by bankruptcy courts over claims governed by Stern v. Marshall , 564 U.S. 462, 503, 131 S.Ct. 2594, 180 L.Ed.2d 475 —i.e., "claim designated for final adjudication in the bankruptcy court as a statutory matter, but prohibited from proceeding in that way as a constitutional matter"
Marrese v. American Academy of Ortho. Surgeons
470 U.S. 373 (1985) Cited 2,006 timesHolding that the full faith and credit statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1738, "directs a federal court to refer to the preclusion law of the State in which judgment was rendered"
Bullock v. BankChampaign, N.A.
569 U.S. 267 (2013) Cited 678 times 9 Legal AnalysesHolding that defalcation requires a "culpable state of mind . . . involving knowledge of, or gross recklessness in respect to, the improper nature of the relevant fiduciary behavior"
In re Rembert
141 F.3d 277 (6th Cir. 1998) Cited 822 timesRecognizing that a debtor's admission that her belief that she would win enough to repay the creditor was objectively unreasonable was only relevant to the extent that it indicated her intention not to repay her creditor
In re Markowitz
190 F.3d 455 (6th Cir. 1999) Cited 698 timesHolding that "unless `the actor desires to cause consequences of his act, or . . . believes that the consequences are substantially certain to result from it,' he has not committed a `willful and malicious injury' as defined under § 523"
Anderson v. Massillon
2012 Ohio 5753 (Ohio 2012) Cited 329 times 4 Legal AnalysesAffirming that a jury could conclude that firefighter's actions were reckless if he drove a firetruck at a high rate of speed into an intersection with obstructed view and hit a car
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,681 times 158 Legal AnalysesHolding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 157 - Procedures
28 U.S.C. § 157 Cited 51,399 times 78 Legal AnalysesDetermining the validity, extent, or priority of liens
Section 523 - Exceptions to discharge
11 U.S.C. § 523 Cited 27,291 times 141 Legal AnalysesGranting federal courts exclusive jurisdiction over certain dischargeability disputes
Rule 7056 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7056 Cited 8,081 times 1 Legal AnalysesAdopting FED. R. CIV. P. 56
Section 1738 - State and Territorial statutes and judicial proceedings; full faith and credit
28 U.S.C. § 1738 Cited 7,520 times 15 Legal AnalysesReferring to "[t]he Acts of the legislature" in the full faith and credit context
Section 1705.29 - [Repealed]
Ohio Rev. Code § 1705.29 Cited 13 timesProviding that in a manager-managed LLC, "the business of the company shall be exercised by or under the direction of its managers"