March 5, 2024
Did bankruptcy courts create prohibited federal common law by allowing committees to prosecute claims belonging to the estate?
February 29, 2024
Although a ‘mobile home’ in Arizona is exempt, a ‘motor home’ is not exempt because it has a motor.
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
February 14, 2024
If the requisites for a preliminary injunction are met, a trustee might be able to freeze some of a preference defendant’s assets when a prejudgment attachment is not available.
February 9, 2024
Absent a provision in the plan to the contrary, creditors aren’t given estate assets recovered after the final plan payment.
9th Circuit , Idaho ,
February 1, 2024
A vulgarity directed at the debtor wasn’t a stay violation absent an act designed to collect a debt.
January 29, 2024
The court can’t require a debtor to give a ‘retainer’ to a Subchapter V trustee, Judge Pearson says.
9th Circuit , Oregon ,
January 22, 2024
A California exemption law protecting victims of spousal abuse doesn’t apply to those who aren’t married.
January 2, 2024
The fee application by an attorney for a chapter 7 trustee in a small case must state facts to show why the services must have been performed by an attorney, not by the trustee.
December 14, 2023
Acquiescence in an appeal to a BAP waives any right to de novo review by an Article III judge.
December 4, 2023
Refinancing a consumer loan to obtain a lower interest rate might make an individual debtor eligible for chapter 7.