Bankruptcy Judge Hursh Denies Arbitration over a Trustee’s Usury Claim
Arbitration was denied over a trustee’s claim objection based on the lender’s violation of state usury laws.
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It’s Not Easy to Set Aside Releases for Fraud, Judge Whitman Holt Says
To settle with a trustee, a creditor is not required to volunteer damaging information.
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An Individual Can’t Assume a Lease by Reaffirming the Debt
A lawyer queasy about a client’s decision to assume a lease can’t invoke the court’s scrutiny by making an application to reaffirm the debt under Section 524(c), Judge Hursh says.
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An Order Directing Specific Performance Means the Contract Is Not Executory
Idaho’s Judge Myers rules that an order directing specific performance is not a transfer and cannot be a preference.
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‘Local vs. National’ Rate Controversy Reemerges in a Catholic Diocese Reorganization
Montana judge cuts committee counsel’s interim allowance to rates charged by debtor’s counsel.
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CFPB Suit in District Court Immune from Transfer to Bankruptcy Court
Courts split on which change of venue statute applies to ‘related to’ suits in district court.
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Tim Blixseth Making Law on Extended Jailing for Civil Contempt
Is one year’s jailing too long for civil contempt? Evidently not in Montana.
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