consumer Cases
May 1, 2019
Even if a debtor has committed fraud, at least three creditors still must join an involuntary petition if the debtor has 12 or more creditors.
April 29, 2019
The Ninth Circuit BAP follows Kelley, even though the panel implies that the Supreme Court tortured the language in Section 523(a)(7).
April 26, 2019
Fifth Circuit in substance says that state law overcomes the Bankruptcy Code’s broad definition of who’s a creditor entitled to notice.
April 24, 2019
Conversely, giving notice to a creditor’s state-court counsel may not be adequate, New Jersey judge says.
April 17, 2019
Judge Hunt in Chicago tells debtors’ counsel to oppose inclusion of unjustifiable provisions in chapter 13 plans, even if it means contested confirmation hearings.
April 16, 2019
10th Circuit , Utah ,
Copious disclosure required for post-petition payment of fees to be permissible in chapter 7.
April 15, 2019
Are there two tests for the existence of a claim, one test for claims against the debtor and another test for claims by the debtor?
April 13, 2019
For three independent reasons, Judge Taddonio rules that states are not immune from stripping down or stripping off tax liens.
April 11, 2019
Bankruptcy Judge Volk, nominated for the district court, rules in favor of the debtor on a question dividing the courts.
April 10, 2019
The logic of Harris v. Viegelahn doesn’t mean that chapter 13 debtors receive distributions refunded by creditors.