Courts Disagree on the Status of a Supersedeas Bond on the Filing of Bankruptcy
A supersedeas bond and a cash deposit are interchangeable in terms of the rights of a judgment creditor, Judge Sacca says.
Stabbing Victim Gets No Sympathy for His Lawyer’s Mistake
Sympathy for a client won’t make up for counsel’s mistake.
Courts Disagree on When a ‘Med-Mal’ Claim Becomes Estate Property
District and bankruptcy courts reach diametrically different results on identical facts regarding the same defective medical device.
Failing to Turn Over Tax Returns Isn’t Fatal to a Chapter 7 Filing
Debtors aren’t required to turn over tax returns that don’t exist.
Courts Split on Ability to Redeem a Tax Deed Under a Plan
Another court rules on automatic removal of property from the estate under state law.
Fraudulent Transfer of Fully Encumbered Property Isn’t Fraudulent in Georgia
A transfer of fully encumbered property isn’t a ‘transfer’ under UFTA, Georgia judge holds.
Judge Homer Drake Insulates Social Security Income from Chapter 13 Payment Calculation
One Georgia judge disagrees with another over a chapter 13 confirmation objection.
Split Grows on Unanticipated Circumstances to Modify a Chapter 13 Plan
Georgia judge follows the majority by more liberally allowing a chapter 13 plan modification.
Federal Judgment Rate Is Employed when Claims Are Paid in Full
Courts remain divided on what ‘legal rate’ means in Section 726(a)(5).
Judge Bonapfel Sides with Fifth Circuit on ‘Equivalent Value’ in Ponzi Schemes
Innocent suppliers to Ponzi schemes are given protection from fraudulent transfer claims.