March 29, 2024
The Ninth Circuit explains why the debt owing to a creditor without notice is discharged in a ‘no asset’ case but not in an ‘asset’ case.
March 28, 2024
Affirming the BAP, the Ninth Circuit explains why a Subchapter V trustee in possession is not a receiver.
March 27, 2024
The Ninth Circuit BAP says that 28 U.S.C. § 1334(e)(2) gives bankruptcy courts exclusive jurisdiction with regard to disputes over fee allowances.
March 5, 2024
Did bankruptcy courts create prohibited federal common law by allowing committees to prosecute claims belonging to the estate?
February 29, 2024
Although a ‘mobile home’ in Arizona is exempt, a ‘motor home’ is not exempt because it has a motor.
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
February 14, 2024
If the requisites for a preliminary injunction are met, a trustee might be able to freeze some of a preference defendant’s assets when a prejudgment attachment is not available.
February 9, 2024
Absent a provision in the plan to the contrary, creditors aren’t given estate assets recovered after the final plan payment.
9th Circuit , Idaho ,
February 1, 2024
A vulgarity directed at the debtor wasn’t a stay violation absent an act designed to collect a debt.
January 29, 2024
The court can’t require a debtor to give a ‘retainer’ to a Subchapter V trustee, Judge Pearson says.
9th Circuit , Oregon ,
January 22, 2024
A California exemption law protecting victims of spousal abuse doesn’t apply to those who aren’t married.