consumer Cases
June 27, 2017
Term of the loan is the ‘relevant period’ for judging student loan dischargeability.
June 22, 2017
Courts divided on rationale, Sixth Circuit BAP adopts First Circuit’s approach.
June 21, 2017
Mortgage payments are considered ‘under the plan’ even if made by the chapter 13 debtors directly.
June 21, 2017
Date of filing, not date of hearing, is pivotal on timeliness of chapter 13 plan modifications.
June 19, 2017
‘Ordinary course’ defense failed when overdrafts spiked during the preference period.
June 16, 2017
Ninth Circuit is hesitant to make bankruptcy time deadlines jurisdictional.
June 14, 2017
Terms of fee sharing must be disclosed in the retention application, not just in an exhibit.
June 13, 2017
10th Circuit , Kansas ,
Kansas judge differs with a non-precedential Tenth Circuit opinion on Rooker-Feldman.
June 13, 2017
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
The value of prepaid family expenses belongs to the trustee, even without being a fraudulent transfer.
June 12, 2017
Justice Gorsuch’s maiden opinion is a unanimous decision favoring debt purchasers.