consumer Cases
April 20, 2018
Debtor’s counsel can’t recover prefiling expenses in a ‘no money down’ bankruptcy in the W.D. La.
April 19, 2018
The rate of post-judgment interest on a nondischargeable debt depends on whether there was a judgment before or after filing, the Ninth Circuit BAP says.
April 18, 2018
The high court seemed primed to rule that a debt will be discharged despite an oral misrepresentation about one asset.
April 18, 2018
Holders of nondischargeable claims can be forced to accept pro rata payments during the life of the plan and collect the remainder only after discharge or dismissal, the BAP rules.
April 17, 2018
Bullard did not undermine the automatic appealability of orders granting or denying homestead exemptions.
April 10, 2018
Courts are split on two issues regarding the antimodification provisions in Sections 1123(b)(5) and 1322(b)(2).
April 10, 2018
Another court rules that Sebelius isn’t controlling on the characterization of the individual mandate under the Bankruptcy Code.
April 9, 2018
Law v. Siegel allows exempting an asset that had not been scheduled.
April 6, 2018
The battle continues in Chicago over using chapter 13 to beat parking tickets.
April 5, 2018
Children were the initial transferees of tuition payments, thus giving schools the ‘good faith’ defense to fraudulent transfers.