consumer Cases
January 21, 2016
Judge Edith Jones elevates ‘chutzpah’ to a legal concept in the Fifth Circuit.
January 21, 2016
Automatic stay bars collecting a debt by offsetting a tax refund.
January 20, 2016
Massachusetts judges disagree on ‘forced vesting’ in chapter 13 plan.
January 20, 2016
Manhattan judge won’t allow using the court like a collection agency in two-party dispute.
January 19, 2016
Trust must be carefully drafted in Illinois to retain the entireties exemption.
January 15, 2016
Tenth Circuit slams securities fraudsters already nailed with default judgments.
January 15, 2016
Foreclosing property not in the debtor's name sometimes can violate the automatic stay.
January 14, 2016
SDNY’s ‘loss mitigation’ program for mortgage modification may face another attack.
January 14, 2016
Getting punched out in a bar fight might not result in a nondischargeable debt.
January 13, 2016
Indiana judge parts company with other courts in helping out a guardian ad litem.