Rochelle's Daily Wire

The lender’s consent to direct payments by the family farmer persuaded Judge Furay to overrule the chapter 12 trustee’s objection to the plan.

Courts are split over the effect on claims discharged in chapter 7 if the debtor converts the case to chapter 13.

The Seventh and Ninth Circuits may not be on the same page when it comes contempt citations falling under the Section 362(b)(4) exception to the automatic stay.

The Seventh Circuit uses broad equitable powers to prevent one member of a class from receiving a settlement when appealing an issue applicable to the entire class.

The Seventh Circuit opinion raises the question of whether (or when) a court may restrict the use of a provision in a chapter 13 plan that Section 1322(b) permits.

Chicago judge cut rent by 75% after governor prohibited on-premises dining in the debtor’s restaurant.

A PPP ‘loan’ under the Cares Act isn’t a ‘grant,’ thus the government isn’t barred from discriminating against a bankrupt under Section 525(a).

Discharge was violated, but sanctions are likely out of reach.

Unemployed for 16 months, surviving on food stamps, and living rent-free enabled a debtor to discharge student loans.

The 2005 amendments to Section 546(c) departed from state law under UCC § 2-702 by creating a federal rule making reclamation claims subordinate to existing secured claims and DIP financing.