Regularly Conducted Tax Sales Cannot Be Fraudulent Transfer, Ninth Circuit Holds
Ninth Circuit joins two other circuits in extending BFP from foreclosures to tax sales.
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Municipality Rekindled Indemnification Obligations After Confirmation, Circuit Says
Ninth Circuit opinion is unremarkable but might be read incorrectly and disastrously.
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District Judge May Have Split with Ninth Circuit BAP on Estate Property
Subprime loan and mortgage abuses generate interesting question worthy of a law school final exam.
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Ninth Circuit to Rule on ‘Related To’ Removal of Securities Lawsuits
Ninth Circuit can split with the Second on bar to removal of suits under the ’33 Securities Act.
Ownership or Lease Not Required to Claim Auto Expense Deduction
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. goes easy on a debtor who can’t afford to own a car on her own.
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Ninth Circuit Holds that 510(b) Subordination Applies to Individual Debtors
Ninth Circuit follows the Second Circuit and rejects the Ninth Circuit B.A.P.
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Diverting Assets after Confirmation Does Not Give Rise to ‘Core’ Claims
A ‘profound impact’ on an estate does not by itself result in a ‘core’ claim.
California Judge Adopts Minority View on Automatic Termination of the Stay
District judge follows Ninth Circuit BAP on stay termination for serial filers.
Expenses of Jailing a Child Are Dischargeable, Ninth Circuit Holds
Ninth Circuit employs a bankruptcy case to criticize local governments for ‘self-generated revenue.’
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Debtor Left Homeless by Inability to Alter Her Homestead Exemption Claim
Arizona debtors are stuck with the homestead claimed on the filing date.
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