consumer Cases
November 28, 2022
Pittsburgh Bankruptcy Judge Gregory Taddonio says that lawyers must search in PACER before signing up a new client.
November 23, 2022
The Ninth Circuit dissenter interpreted the statute to mean that the debtor must pay a tax lien twice if the lien was avoided and preserved.
November 22, 2022
Joining the ‘slight minority,’ Judge Fenimore rules that post-petition appreciation in the value of a homestead goes to the chapter 7 estate when the chapter 13 case converts.
November 21, 2022
In South Carolina, taking title to property jointly with a spouse can be an avoidable gift under the Statute of Elizabeth.
November 18, 2022
When avoiding a judgment lien under Section 522(f), state law cannot dictate that the amount of the exemption is the amount in effect when the lien was created.
November 15, 2022
9th Circuit , Idaho ,
Should the cost of employer-provided health care insurance be considered income for lower-income Americans?
November 9, 2022
A plan longer than five years must revert to a five-year plan now that Congress has allowed Section 1329(d) to expire, Judge Hanan says.
November 8, 2022
Ninth Circuit BAP interprets Taylor and Schwab to mean that a trustee cannot revisit the value of an exempt asset if the debtor claimed ‘100% of FMV’ and there was no timely objection.
November 7, 2022
Harris v. Viegelahn bars any payment by a chapter 13 trustee after conversion, not just payments to creditors, Judge LaShonda Hunt says.
November 4, 2022
Only judicial liens that impair exemptions may be avoided under Section 522(f)(1).