Foley & Lardner v. Biondo (In Re Biondo)

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that creditor law firm’s size and sophistication created no additional duty to investigate
• holding that agreements “substituting 54 new debt obligation for previously existing debt, qualified as ‘refinancing’ of credit, within the purview of exception to discharge for debts obtained through false pretenses, false representation or actual fraud” under § 523(a)(2)
• following Mans in relying on the Restatement (Second) of Torts to determine the elements of Section 523(a)(2)(A)
• finding Foley & Lardner’s reliance upon clients’ representations they owned partnership interests and could assign them was justified
• \The Biondos' state of mind is a question of fact to be determined in the first instance by the bankruptcy court ....\
• “When addressing exceptions to discharge, we traditionally interpret the exceptions narrowly to protect the purpose of providing debtors a fresh start.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

104 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Harold W. McClellan v. Bobbie Darrell Cantrell
  Seventh Circuit· 2000-07-05· cited 304×
• Ojeda v. Goldberg
  Seventh Circuit· 2010-03-25· cited 138×
• In Re June L. Rountree, Debtor. Pamela C. Nunnery, and Keith Nunnery v. June L. Rountree
  Fourth Circuit· 2007-02-27· cited 116×
• In Re Strack
  Fourth Circuit· 2008-03-11· cited 83×
• In Re Anna S. Litton, Debtor. Anna S. Litton, Debtor-Appellant v. Wachovia Bank, Creditorappellee, Jo S. Widener, Trustee-Appellee
  Fourth Circuit· 2003-05-27· cited 64×
• Roger Schlossberg, Trustee-Appellant v. Jean Barney, Debtor-Appellee
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-08-16· cited 64×
• Spinoso v. Heilman (In Re Heilman)
  D. Maryland· 1999-10-26· cited 55×
• Zurich American Insurance v. Tessler (In Re J.A. Jones, Inc.)
  Fourth Circuit· 2007-06-26· cited 49×
• KMK Factoring, L.L.C. v. McKnew (In Re McKnew)
  E.D. Virginia· 2001-11-02· cited 48×
• U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Bocchino (In Re Bocchino)
  Third Circuit· 2015-07-23· cited 43×
• In Re Betty I. French, Debtor. Randy Lee French Donna Marie Shaka v. George W. Liebmann, Trustee-Appellee
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-02-14· cited 39×
• Kraus Anderson Capital, Inc. v. Bradley (In re Bradley)
  Sixth Circuit· 2014-03-26· cited 37×
• In Re: Richard H. Pleasants, Iv, Debtor. Richard H. Pleasants, IV v. E. G. Kendrick, Jr. Randy P. Kendrick
  Fourth Circuit· 2000-07-12· cited 35×
• Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians v. Chivers (In Re Chivers)
  D. Utah· 2002-04-09· cited 31×
• SG Homes Associates, LP v. Michael Marinucci
  Fourth Circuit· 2013-06-04· cited 27×
• Guaranty Residential Lending, Inc. v. Koep (In Re Koep)
  D. Maryland· 2005-07-29· cited 25×
• E.L. Hamm & Associates, Inc. v. Sparrow (In Re Sparrow)
  E.D. Virginia· 2003-11-03· cited 24×
• State of Maryland v. Ciotti
  Fourth Circuit· 2011-03-08· cited 23×
• J & B INVESTMENTS, LLC v. Surti
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2007-12-27· cited 23×
• In re Howes
  D. Maryland· 2016-12-12· cited 18×

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Grogan v. Garner
  Supreme Court· 1991-01-15· cited 5,972×
• Field v. Mans
  Supreme Court· 1995-11-28· cited 1,626×
• Cohen v. De La Cruz
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-24· cited 919×
• Terri L. Bass v. Stolper, Koritzinsky, Brewster & Neider, S.C. And Kathy Leschensky
  Seventh Circuit· 1997-04-18· cited 183×
• In Re Byron C. Lewis Irene Lewis, Debtors. Byron C. Lewis Irene Lewis v. Mitchell R. Scott
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-10-02· cited 176×
• In Re: Elisabeth Scarborough, Debtor. Mark E. Fischer, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Elisabeth Scarborough, Appellant/cross-Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1999-05-18· cited 172×
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Hall
  Supreme Court· 1876-02-28· cited 167×
• Century 21 Balfour Real Estate v. Menna
  First Circuit· 1994-02-10· cited 94×
• In the Matter of Robert William Norris and Emily Waller Norris, Debtors. Robert William Norris v. First National Bank in Luling
  First Circuit· 1995-12-04· cited 93×
• In the Matter of Dorothy McFARLAND, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of SOUTH DIVISION CREDIT UNION
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-05-23· cited 86×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1993-07-06· cited 85×
• Field v. Mans
  First Circuit· 1998-10-13· cited 78×
• In Re R. Clare Gerlach and Lois F. Gerlach, Debtors. John Deere Company v. R. Clare Gerlach and Lois F. Gerlach
  Tenth Circuit· 1990-03-07· cited 73×
• Dominion Bank of the Cumberlands, Na v. James R. Nuckolls Judy M. Nuckolls
  Fourth Circuit· 1985-12-18· cited 56×
• In Re Paul W. Goodrich, Debtor. Shawmut Bank, N.A. v. Paul W. Goodrich
  First Circuit· 1993-07-26· cited 47×
• Cooper v. Ashley Communications, Inc. (In re Morris Communications NC, Inc.)
  Fourth Circuit· 1990-09-13· cited 41×
• Loudoun Leasing Development Co v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In Re K & L Lakeland, Inc.)
  Fourth Circuit· 1997-10-22· cited 34×
• Three Sisters Partners, L.L.C. v. Harden (In Re Shangra-La, Inc.)
  Fourth Circuit· 1999-01-19· cited 26×
• Codisco, Inc. v. Marx (In Re Marx)
  M.D. Florida· 1992-03-31· cited 10×
• Forbes v. Four Queens Enterprises, Inc.
  D. Rhode Island· 1997-07-25· cited 4×