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Eighth Circuit Requires Debtors to Disclose Suits Arising after Filing
January 29, 2016
8th Circuit ,
Disclosing a lawsuit after chapter 13 discharge is too late to avoid judicial estoppel.
Support Obligations for Grandchildren Are Ordinarily Dischargeable
January 28, 2016
7th Circuit , Illinois , Illinois Northern District ,
Deficient drafting results in dismissal of dischargeability complaint.
Benefit to Consumer Required for Involuntary Conversion from Chapter 7 to 11
January 27, 2016
5th Circuit , Texas , Texas Western District ,
Judge lays down a tough rule, then goes easy on consumer debtors.
Arbitration Clause Nixes Class Suit for an Automatic Stay Violation
January 26, 2016
9th Circuit , Oregon ,
Enforcing arbitration clause turns on core vs. non-core distinction.
California Judge Fixes Discharge Deadline for Late-Filing Tax Penalty
January 26, 2016
9th Circuit , California , California Northern District ,
Bankruptcy mavens, take note: Late-filing fines for tax returns kick in Oct. 15.
Split 9th Circuit BAP Exempts Adoption Payments from Disposable Income in Chapter 13
January 25, 2016
9th Circuit ,
9th Circuit BAP opinion broadly puts welfare payments beyond reach of chapter 13 creditors.
Judge Closes Loophole to Prevent Discharging Pre-Conversion Condo Charges
January 25, 2016
4th Circuit , North Carolina , North Carolina Eastern District ,
Debtors once again stuck paying post-filing condo charges on abandoned home.
Sale of Delinquent Tax Certificates Leads to Fraudulent Transfer, Seventh Circuit Says
January 22, 2016
7th Circuit ,
Seventh Circuit upsets Illinois system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes
Third Circuit Pens a Treatise on Burden of Production
January 22, 2016
3rd Circuit ,
Third Circuit decision written by no Third Circuit judges
Fifth Circuit Reads Section 707(a) Dismissal for ‘Cause’ Broadly
January 21, 2016
5th Circuit ,
Judge Edith Jones elevates ‘chutzpah’ to a legal concept in the Fifth Circuit.

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