January 30, 2018
In the Fifth Circuit, chapter 7 trustees lock in higher compensation.
January 30, 2018
Second Circuit approves a stay-violation defense in a nonprecedential opinion.
January 29, 2018
New York judge rules that the IRS Handbook is not controlling on auto expenses for the means test.
January 29, 2018
Circuits are split on requiring a judgment before suing a subsequent transferee.
January 26, 2018
Objection is not required to bar a discharge to an individual who received a chapter 7 discharge within eight years.
January 25, 2018
The Fifth Circuit is being asked to decide whether loan structuring can prevent a borrower from filing bankruptcy.
January 24, 2018
Bankruptcy judge finds bad faith for walking out on a fully documented but unsigned settlement.
January 23, 2018
California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.
January 22, 2018
Fraudulent transfer suit isn’t always required to recover fraudulently transferred property.
January 22, 2018
Lender cannot hide behind a disclaimer to avoid sanctions for violating the discharge injunction, Ninth Circuit BAP holds.