consumer Cases
December 14, 2020
Even though received within 180 days of filing, a distribution from an IRA to a death beneficiary does not become estate property.
December 8, 2020
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
Expanding on dicta in Bellingham, the district court in Arizona finds no power to enter a final order in a preference suit against a defendant who did not consent to a final order in bankruptcy court.
December 3, 2020
Even though the discharge order had been violated, neither Midland Funding nor Ninth Circuit precedent precluded an FDCPA suit for attempting to collect a debt paid in full.
December 3, 2020
Even though the discharge order had been violated, neither Midland Funding nor Ninth Circuit precedent precluded an FDCPA suit for attempting to collect a debt paid in full.
November 27, 2020
The Ninth Circuit rules that Taggart raised a ‘significantly high hurdle’ before holding a creditor in contempt of the discharge injunction.
November 23, 2020
An expectancy interest in a trust isn’t “property” to underlay a fraudulent transfer suit.
November 20, 2020
Sometimes, being too aggressive backfires when the defendant files bankruptcy.
November 18, 2020
Although federal credit unions are not controlled by the government, they are governmental units under the Bankruptcy Code, Judge Jacobvitz says.
November 17, 2020
Long Island judge finds no ambiguity in two statutes that other courts have found ambiguous when read together.
November 12, 2020
Title doesn’t control: Jointly owned property is nonetheless community property in a dispute with a bankruptcy trustee, the California Supreme Court says.