January 23, 2018
California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.
January 22, 2018
Lender cannot hide behind a disclaimer to avoid sanctions for violating the discharge injunction, Ninth Circuit BAP holds.
Lender cannot hide behind a disclaimer to avoid sanctions for violating the discharge injunction, Ninth Circuit BAP holds.
January 19, 2018
Losing its patience with late-filed appeals, the Fifth Circuit is close to making significant sanctions automatic.
Losing its patience with late-filed appeals, the Fifth Circuit is close to making significant sanctions automatic.
January 12, 2018
Circuits split on power of bankruptcy courts to impose punitive or criminal contempt sanctions.
2nd Circuit , Vermont ,
Circuits split on power of bankruptcy courts to impose punitive or criminal contempt sanctions.
2nd Circuit , Vermont ,
December 6, 2017
Circuit court broadly interprets fee shifting in Section 362(k) for a willful stay violation.
Circuit court broadly interprets fee shifting in Section 362(k) for a willful stay violation.
December 4, 2017
Judges uses Section 329(a) to vacate a contingency lien for more than the value of the lawyer’s services.