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.
April 9, 2019
Circuits are split on whether a collection letter only violates the FDCPA if it contains an explicit threat to sue.
April 8, 2019
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
Courts are split on denying a chapter 13 discharge for missing payments made directly to the mortgagee.
April 5, 2019
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
Following dicta in Bellingham, Judge Collins finds no power to enter a final order in a fraudulent transfer suit against a defendant who did not consent.
April 4, 2019
Fed up with a lawyer’s frivolous litigation tactics, the federal and state courts suspended a lawyer from practice.
April 3, 2019
Judges Pappas and Teel permit avoidance actions for small amounts to be prosecuted in the debtors’ bankruptcy courts.
April 2, 2019
Congress may have intended to preclude ‘stay and pay,’ but it didn’t succeed.
April 1, 2019
Former NFL players with neurological impairment can file bankruptcy and exempt payments under league’s concussion settlement.
March 29, 2019
First Circuit interprets chapter 9 and PROMESA to permit but not compel payments to special revenue bondholders during debt arrangement proceedings.