consumer Cases
August 17, 2018
Judge Thorne rules that exceptions to the automatic stay do not allow the City of Chicago to retain possession of impounded cars.
August 14, 2018
Judge Lynch of Tacoma follows Idaho’s Judge Pappas in determining the size of a ‘household’ when someone is a part-time resident.
August 13, 2018
Ninth Circuit BAP explains when the holder of a nondischargeable claim can be enjoined from collecting during the life of an individual’s chapter 11 plan.
August 7, 2018
Multiple ethical violations may occur with the use of so-called appearance counsel in consumer bankruptcies.
August 6, 2018
Fifth Circuit Draws on Harris v. Viegelahn to revest all property in the chapter 13 debtor on dismissal.
August 6, 2018
Two Boston judges agree: The 10% penalty for early withdrawals from a retirement account doesn’t have priority under Section 508(a)(8).
August 3, 2018
One involuntary petition dismissed in bankruptcy court has now spawned three important opinions at the circuit level.
August 3, 2018
10th Circuit , Kansas ,
Breaching a covenant not to compete does not give rise to a claim, because the primary remedy is equitable.
July 30, 2018
2nd Circuit , Vermont ,
Bankruptcy Judge Colleen A. Brown of Burlington, Vt., changes her position on Section 362(c)(3)(A).
July 27, 2018
The Supreme Court’s BFP opinion on mortgage foreclosures held not applicable to tax foreclosures in New York.