April 16, 2024
Sitting en banc, three judges in St. Louis effectively barred bifurcated fee arrangements in the Eastern District of Missouri.
January 26, 2023
Courts are deeply split on a chapter 13 debtor’s ability to keep the appreciation in an exempt home, whether or not the case converts to chapter 7.
November 22, 2022
Joining the ‘slight minority,’ Judge Fenimore rules that post-petition appreciation in the value of a homestead goes to the chapter 7 estate when the chapter 13 case converts.
December 11, 2020
Debts acquired from running a business do not qualify someone for subchapter V of chapter 11 if the business has terminated and the assets are gone, according to Judge Cynthia Norton.
July 17, 2019
Caselaw on disallowance of default interest is “murky,” Chief Judge Norton says.
Caselaw on disallowance of default interest is “murky,” Chief Judge Norton says.
November 13, 2018
The government doesn’t violate the automatic stay by refusing to reinstate a driver’s license suspended for failure to pay traffic fines, Judge Surratt-States says.
The government doesn’t violate the automatic stay by refusing to reinstate a driver’s license suspended for failure to pay traffic fines, Judge Surratt-States says.
September 6, 2017
The Code or rules must change to bar debt collectors from filing stale claims, Judge Dow says.
The Code or rules must change to bar debt collectors from filing stale claims, Judge Dow says.