consumer Cases
September 21, 2021
Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo Rodriguez explained why the Second Circuit was wrong in ruling that violators of Rule 3002.1 are only liable for compensatory damages.
September 14, 2021
On a question where the courts are split, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge allowed the chapter 13 debtor to retain a $100,000 increase in value when he sold his home.
September 13, 2021
Eleventh Circuit limits its own precedent to say that pawn lenders aren’t entirely immune from bankruptcy.
September 8, 2021
The ‘conduct’ test in the Seventh Circuit, not the ‘accrual test,’ determines when a claim arose and whether it was discharged.
September 3, 2021
The Ninth Circuit leaves the door open for a bankruptcy court to sanction a misbehaving chapter 13 debtor before granting the debtor’s motion for voluntary dismissal.
August 30, 2021
The opinion tells plaintiffs what actions to take before filing suit to ensure constitutional standing to pursue a claim under the FDCPA.
August 27, 2021
Courts are split on whether a claim is discharged if it was scheduled after the bar date but in time to receive a distribution.
August 24, 2021
Judge Callaway explains when a debtor keeps insurance proceeds and when it goes to creditors under a chapter 13 plan.
August 23, 2021
A statutory violation by itself won’t necessarily give a plaintiff constitutional standing.
August 19, 2021
Dismissal of a chapter 13 case moots an appeal regarding an allegedly erroneous order directing payment of money.