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Prior to filing bankruptcy, Ms. Butler filed a charge with the EEOC alleging that she was subjected to sexual harassment and then wrongfully terminated by Home Depot. A settlement was reached with required Home Depot to pay the total sum of $15,000 to Ms. Butler, with $7,500 of such funds directed “as payment for claims for lost wages” and the remaining $7,500 devoted “as payment for ... non-wage claims (including claims of emotional distress).”

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Two months prior to the filing of bankruptcy by Ms. Corbell-Dockins and her husband, Kirk Morishita died leaving Corbell-Dockins the beneficiary of his 401k, which was rolled over into a 401k account in her name.

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On September 23, 2019, Mouzon Bass, the president of Ebenconcepts, Inc., which was the Debtor's former employer, assigned to the Debtor a whole life insurance policy with a cash value of $814,917.00 in consideration for the Debtor's shares in Ebenconcepts. At that time, Ebenconcepts was the beneficiary of the whole life insurance policy.

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There are several protections in bankruptcy, particularly in North Carolina, that allow people to keep their entire settlement from various legal and administrative proceedings. This includes all Social Security benefits, Worker's Compensation, and Personal Injury awards, regardless of the amount. This is because such amounts are meant to help provide for the injured or disabled person for the future and not for their past creditors.

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Summary: Ms. Mergentime received $62,417.80 as a lump sum payment for retroactive Social Security benefits, approximately 4 months after filing her Chapter 7 bankruptcy. She had not disclosed those potential funds in her petition. Pursuant to her equitable distribution agreement, she paid half of those funds to her ex-husband. The Trustee sought to recovery those transferred funds and to deny Ms.

Summary: Ms. Jones brought suit against the College of Southern Maryland under the Family and Medical Leave Act and subsequently filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, eventually listing the lawsuit as an asset in her schedules. The Trustee then settled the lawsuit with the College of Southern Maryland for $75,000, with $25,000 to the attorney, as she was the only party having standing to pursue the claim. Ms.