Rochelle's Daily Wire

The Ninth Circuit dissenter interpreted the statute to mean that the debtor must pay a tax lien twice if the lien was avoided and preserved.

When avoiding a judgment lien under Section 522(f), state law cannot dictate that the amount of the exemption is the amount in effect when the lien was created.

Should the cost of employer-provided health care insurance be considered income for lower-income Americans?

Ninth Circuit BAP interprets Taylor and Schwab to mean that a trustee cannot revisit the value of an exempt asset if the debtor claimed ‘100% of FMV’ and there was no timely objection.

Only judicial liens that impair exemptions may be avoided under Section 522(f)(1).

The Ninth Circuit BAP interprets circuit authority as giving a chapter 13 debtor the absolute right to dismiss.

Adequate assurance of future performance may not be required if the debtor has already cured the breach of lease, the Ninth Circuit says.

Is doubt about whether the debtor has an interest in property sufficient to invoke Taggart and bar the finding of a willful stay violation?

Absent a good excuse for misfiling a complaint, the bankruptcy court properly dismissed a complaint as untimely.

Not reaching the merits, the Ninth Circuit nonetheless vacated a BAP decision because the case became moot during the appeal.