August 9, 2019
Conflicting standards among the circuits warrant a grant of certiorari to define ‘undue hardship’ required for discharging a student loan.
August 2, 2019
Fifth Circuit now says that student loans must ‘impose intolerable difficulties’ to be dischargeable.
Fifth Circuit now says that student loans must ‘impose intolerable difficulties’ to be dischargeable.
July 9, 2019
Circuits are split on whether a tax refund presumptively goes to the subsidiary that created the losses giving rise to the refund.
Circuits are split on whether a tax refund presumptively goes to the subsidiary that created the losses giving rise to the refund.
June 24, 2019
A plan’s declaration that disputed property belongs to the debtor’s estate must be challenged before confirmation becomes final.
A plan’s declaration that disputed property belongs to the debtor’s estate must be challenged before confirmation becomes final.
June 12, 2019
Judge Montali accuses FERC of a power grab to take the bankruptcy court’s right to rule on the rejection of executory contracts.
Judge Montali accuses FERC of a power grab to take the bankruptcy court’s right to rule on the rejection of executory contracts.
May 14, 2019
Fifth Circuit rejects the ‘recodification canon’ to divest bankruptcy courts of jurisdiction over Social Security suits.