November 9, 2021
The suggestion that the debtor never won undercut the poker player’s testimony about uncorroborated gambling losses.
November 8, 2021
A deficiency judgment arising from foreclosure of another parcel of real estate can be avoided as an impairment of a debtor’s homestead exemption.
November 5, 2021
Unlike other states, creditors can attach 25% of a judgment debtor’s interest in a spendthrift trust in California.
November 4, 2021
Until now, there has been surprisingly little precedent directly on point to say that denial of a motion for conversion from chapter 11 to chapter 7 is not a final order subject to appeal
November 3, 2021
In a concurrence, Circuit Judge Jordan questions whether rollups are permitted under Eleventh Circuit authority.
November 2, 2021
4th Circuit , Maryland ,
If a loan benefits both a debtor and someone else, the loan still may be included in counting whether the debt “arose from the commercial or business activities of the debtor.”
November 1, 2021
10th Circuit , Kansas ,
Judge Somers wrote two opinions on debtors’ eligibility to reorganize in chapter 12.
October 29, 2021
Standing has three components: statutory standing, constitutional standing and prudential standing, Judge Thuma explains.
October 28, 2021
The Ninth Circuit B.A.P. says that the automatic stay does not require dismissal of prepetition lawsuits against debtors.
October 27, 2021
Motions to recuse three bankruptcy judges fortified the third judge’s decision to dismiss and bar refiling for three years.