consumer Cases
April 6, 2018
The battle continues in Chicago over using chapter 13 to beat parking tickets.
April 5, 2018
Children were the initial transferees of tuition payments, thus giving schools the ‘good faith’ defense to fraudulent transfers.
April 4, 2018
Student loan debtor ineligible for chapter 7 may pursue chapter 13 even with too much unsecured debt, Judge Catherine J. Furay says.
April 3, 2018
Judicial estoppel requires ‘an effort to game the bankruptcy system.’
April 3, 2018
Milavetz invalid-purpose test isn’t applicable to incurring debt to pay a retainer.
April 2, 2018
A contrary result would have obviated the judicially recognized right to strip off underwater subordinate liens in chapter 13.
March 27, 2018
10th Circuit , Kansas ,
Innocent mistake turns into a $6,000 sanction for ‘willful failure to cooperate.’
March 26, 2018
On direct appeal, Seventh Circuit upholds Bankruptcy Judge Thorne by allowing chapter 13 debtors to retain anticipated refunds from earned income tax credits.
March 23, 2018
9th Circuit , Idaho ,
Neither oral statements nor emails are sanctionable under Rule 9011, Judge Pappas says.
March 22, 2018
Unique facts were again the basis for a result seemingly at odds with the statute.