Legal Opinion

Gecker v. Flynn

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided December 2, 2016No. 02 B 22977; Bankr. Adv. No. 08 A 00972; No. 11 C 4714PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, United' States District Judge

Kevin Flynn was one of several investors in the Emerald Casino, a business formed to operate a land-based casino in Illinois. The casino plan ran into regulatory difficulty, however, and the Illinois Gaming Board stripped Emerald of its license to operate. Emerald filed bankruptcy and Frances Gecker, the bankruptcy trustee (hereinafter “the Trustee”), sued Flynn and others, alleging that their conduct led to the loss of the license. In September 2014, this court found Kevin Flynn and others liable, and after…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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  2. Marshall v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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  4. Simler v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Singer v. Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
  2. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Vanguard Services, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2020
  3. Frances Gecker, Not Individually But for Emerald Casino, Inc. v. Estate (In re Emerald Casino, Inc.)District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
  4. Gecker v. FlynnDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018
  5. Hutson v. Uplands VillageDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2019

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