setoff
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-1440 | Melvin Ammons, et al. v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd. | Illinois | 2020-06-30 | Denied | Amici (2)Response Waived | comparative-negligence counterclaim federal-employers-liability-act fela fela-liability property-damage railroad-liability setoff statutory-interpretation statutory-limitations void-device | When a railroad files a counterclaim for property damage in an injured employee's FELA action, is the counterclaim void or does it violate statutory l… |
| 18-668 | Peggy Berg v. Social Security Administration | Seventh Circuit | 2018-11-21 | Denied | Response Waived | absolute-debt bankruptcy bankruptcy-code bankruptcy-code-section-553(b) circuit-split creditor-rights debt-setoff fifth-circuit mutual-debt setoff seventh-circuit statutory-interpretation third-circuit | Whether Bankruptcy Code Section 553(b) requires that a debt be 'absolutely owed' for a setoff to occur, or whether a setoff can occur at an earlier ti… |