Consumer Bankruptcy

Circuits Starkly Split on Filing Time-Barred Claims as Violations of the FDCPA

Eighth Circuit says bankruptcy adequately protects debtors from assertion of stale claims.
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Creditors Lack Standing to Appeal in ‘No Asset’ Cases

Sometimes only priority creditors will have standing to appeal, Seventh Circuit says.
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Chapter 7 Debtors’ Access to Counsel Threatened by B.A.P. Opinion

Ninth Circuit B.A.P. highlights discrimination against chapter 7 debtors.
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Tenth Circuit Examines Three Versions of Appellate Mootness

Good faith finding is required before dismissal of an appeal under Section 363(m).
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