August 21, 2019
Bankruptcy Judge Carol A. Doyle parses the limited duties of a chapter 7 debtor to the estate.
July 2, 2019
On an issue dividing the courts, the Seventh Circuit rules that an obligation to repay a domestic support obligation is a dischargeable debt, not a nondischargeable DSO.
On an issue dividing the courts, the Seventh Circuit rules that an obligation to repay a domestic support obligation is a dischargeable debt, not a nondischargeable DSO.
June 17, 2019
Idaho’s Judge Myers rules that an order directing specific performance is not a transfer and cannot be a preference.
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Idaho’s Judge Myers rules that an order directing specific performance is not a transfer and cannot be a preference.
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June 11, 2019
Fairness and economic realities persuade Judge Jernigan to insulate a contractor from a preference claim.
Fairness and economic realities persuade Judge Jernigan to insulate a contractor from a preference claim.
June 7, 2019
BAP says the Tenth Circuit adopts legal fictions to create preferences.
BAP says the Tenth Circuit adopts legal fictions to create preferences.
June 4, 2019
Fifth Circuit generally holds that heightened pleading standards in Rule 9(b) do not apply to claims that don’t rely on fraudulent activity, even though the overall scheme may be fraudulent.