consumer Cases
December 28, 2022
Wisconsin district judge implies that a chapter 13 debtor might obtain ‘derivative standing’ to avoid an unperfected mortgage.
December 16, 2022
Some tasks are too complex for lawyers and should be performed by paralegals.
December 15, 2022
California bankruptcy judge doubts the Ninth Circuit will adopt the BAP’s dicta by holding that technical stay violations are only voidable, not void.
December 8, 2022
Will the Supreme Court add words to Section 523(a)(2)(A) to yield a result that the justices find more palatable?
December 2, 2022
Bankruptcy Judge Robert Mark used common sense and logic to answer a question where the statute has no ready answer.
December 1, 2022
The transfer restrictions in an LLC’s operating agreement are enforceable in a bankruptcy sale, the Tenth Circuit BAP says.
November 29, 2022
An unmarried domestic partner faces obstacles in claiming a homestead exemption, a BAP opinion shows.
November 28, 2022
Pittsburgh Bankruptcy Judge Gregory Taddonio says that lawyers must search in PACER before signing up a new client.
November 23, 2022
The Ninth Circuit dissenter interpreted the statute to mean that the debtor must pay a tax lien twice if the lien was avoided and preserved.
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.