January 11, 2016
Generic language won’t release third parties in the Fifth Circuit.
Employing nonattorneys is a false economy for debt collectors.
Plan insulating business owners flunks the test for third-party releases.
January 8, 2016
New GM and ignition switch plaintiffs play high-stakes poker in federal court.
Lehman co-underwriters are stuck with worthless contribution claims.
Chicago bankruptcy judge opines on how the circuit should rule on the FDCPA.
Kansas Judge Janice Karlin sympathizes with consumers who can’t afford fees up front.
10th Circuit , Kansas ,
January 7, 2016
Gutsy Ninth Circuit BAP importunes the Supreme Court to rule on late-filed tax returns.
Lower courts continue ignoring the Eleventh Circuit’s policy statement on the FDCPA.
Ninth Circuit BAP removes another potential barrier to using “chapter 20.”
