consumer Cases
September 6, 2017
The Code or rules must change to bar debt collectors from filing stale claims, Judge Dow says.
September 1, 2017
4th Circuit , Maryland ,
Even if an exemption is lost after filing, a Code provision must bring property into the estate, Fourth Circuit holds.
August 31, 2017
Dissenter argues that suing in bankruptcy court was sufficient disclosure to avoid judicial estoppel.
August 29, 2017
Restitution payment does not qualify for the new value preference defense.
August 25, 2017
Eighth Circuit says orders reducing nondischargeable claims may not be binding on the creditor.
August 18, 2017
Another Spokeo opinion from the Supreme Court may trim back federal consumer protection laws.
August 17, 2017
California Supreme Court ignores a ‘drafting error’ in the state’s Probate Code.
August 16, 2017
State law doesn’t ultimately control what is or isn’t estate property.
August 10, 2017
Petition characterizes Fifth Circuit as standing alone by rejecting the ‘snapshot rule' for exemptions.
August 1, 2017
Two years in jail and $1,000 in daily fines are ok as civil contempt sanctions.