December 11, 2018
Tenth Circuit lays out the elements of denial of discharge for failure to obey an order.
December 10, 2018
MPM Silicones makes law again, this time on subordination of junior secured lenders.
December 7, 2018
Third Circuit makes a fine distinction regarding bankruptcy courts as ‘courts of the U.S.’
December 6, 2018
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
Pet insurance and proceeds are exempt, even above the value of the pet.
December 5, 2018
Lying about herpes resulted in a nondischargeable debt for fraud and battery.
December 4, 2018
A tenant with a rejected lease retains ‘recoupment’ rights in addition to the protections in Section 365(h).
December 3, 2018
District judge in Brooklyn overturns the bankruptcy court and again exposes colleges and universities to the receipt of fraudulent transfers when insolvent parents pay their childrens’ tuition.
November 30, 2018
A lawyer was personally assessed $257,000 in sanctions for failure to disclose that his client had sold its $14 million claim.
November 29, 2018
Vigorous dissent argues that the majority misread Ninth Circuit precedent in barring a debtor from exempting post-petition appreciation in a homestead.
November 28, 2018
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
Delaware district judge reads Supreme Court’s Travelers opinion as requiring the allowance of post-petition contractual claims for attorneys’ fees.