consumer Cases
May 9, 2018
To suffice as an objection to exemption, a complaint must be filed within 30 days of the creditors’ meeting.
May 8, 2018
Fourth Circuit avoids a result that would have left some debtors ineligible for any exemptions.
May 7, 2018
A trust designed to defeat the claims of creditors can sometimes hold up in bankruptcy.
May 3, 2018
9th Circuit , Idaho ,
To avoid having a discharge revoked, a debtor must either comply with the order or obtain a stay pending appeal.
May 2, 2018
A chapter 7 debtor’s postpetition legal malpractice claims are not estate property, BAP says.
April 25, 2018
An unreasonable but good faith, subjective belief that there is no injunction bars a finding of contempt in the Ninth Circuit.
April 24, 2018
Not a true public sale, a tax foreclosure in New Jersey can be attacked as a preference without implicating concerns about federalism.
April 23, 2018
Courts are groping to define ‘personal use’ because Congress didn’t.
April 21, 2018
8th Circuit , Minnesota ,
Courts are split on the status of inherited claims as estate property.
April 21, 2018
The deadline for objecting to discharge can be extended under Rule 4004(d) after the deadline has passed.