Rochelle's Daily Wire

On an issue where the courts are split, a district judge in Washington State holds that the debtors lose the post-petition appreciation in the value of estate property when a chapter 13 case converts to chapter 7.

Exempt assets are included in the calculation of chapter 13 projected disposable income to the extent that the exempt asset produces income.

After almost three years in chapter 11 without a consensual plan, Bankruptcy Judge Warren is allowing sexual abuse claimants to sue nondebtor parishes and schools.

If there are mutual claims, the Ninth Circuit BAP gives the court discretion not to evaluate a settlement as a sale.

To settle with a trustee, a creditor is not required to volunteer damaging information.

To be a good faith purchaser under Section 363(m), a purchaser must be given actual notice to those with an interest in the property. Constructive notice won’t suffice.

For those entitled to the mortgage interest deduction, debtors may have unexpected tax benefits from short sales.

Disputes over water rights aren’t the sort of property interest that can attach to proceeds in a sale ‘free and clear’ under Section 363(f).

The Tenth Circuit left an unanswered question: Do debtors retain post-filing appreciation in a home that is not sold before the case converts from chapter 13 to chapter 7?

In a concurrence, Circuit Judge Jordan questions whether rollups are permitted under Eleventh Circuit authority.