Equitable Mootness Applies to Chapter 9 Municipal Debt Adjustments, Ninth Circuit Says
‘Adamant’ dissenter argues that condemnation claims arising from eminent domain are excepted from discharge under the Takings Clause.
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As an Exempt Asset, a Dog’s Value Is Priceless, Judge Collins Says
Pet insurance and proceeds are exempt, even above the value of the pet.
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Appreciation in a Home Is Exempt in California, But Not in Washington, Circuit Says
Vigorous dissent argues that the majority misread Ninth Circuit precedent in barring a debtor from exempting post-petition appreciation in a homestead.
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Four Circuits Now Agree: Fuel Subcontractors Don’t Have Maritime Liens
Second, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits agree that supplying “necessaries” by itself won’t justify a maritime lien.
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BAP Narrowly Reads Section 506(d) on Voiding Liens Following Claim Disallowance
A claim must be disallowed on the validity of the debt before the associated lien can be voided under Section 506(d), the Ninth Circuit BAP holds.
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Being Employed Isn’t Enough to Salvage an Individual’s Chapter 11 Discharge
Appeals court talks about discharging a debt when the issue is denial of discharge.
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Raising a Circuit Split, Ninth Circuit’s Taggart Opinion Heads for a ‘Cert’ Petition
BAP opinion shows that contempt is virtually impossible to prove in the Ninth Circuit following Taggart.
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Circuits Split on Sovereign Immunity and Emotional Distress Damages for a Stay Violation
Ninth Circuit splits with the First on the interpretation of Section 106(a).
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A Receiver Can Bar the Old Board from Filing a Bankruptcy Petition
By removing the incumbent board, a receiver can bar the old board from filing a bankruptcy petition, the Ninth Circuit holds.
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There Are No Fractions of a Household in Tacoma, Washington
Judge Lynch of Tacoma follows Idaho’s Judge Pappas in determining the size of a ‘household’ when someone is a part-time resident.