consumer Cases
January 30, 2017
Congress must address unfairness to veterans, Judge Susan Kelley says.
January 27, 2017
Amendments in 2005 didn’t result in a cakewalk for a trustee aiming to reduce a homestead exemption.
January 26, 2017
District judge hopes novel theories of equity will permit forced vesting.
January 23, 2017
Involuntary debtor wins on one equitable principle, only to lose on another.
January 20, 2017
Escrows and miscellaneous proceeds held to be real property, not additional collateral.
January 17, 2017
Debtors have an uphill fight for the Supreme Court to ban the filing of stale claims.
January 6, 2017
Deadlines for direct appeal to the circuit are procedural, not jurisdictional.
December 27, 2016
Co-debtor stay prevented from becoming an automatic stay for a non-filing spouse.
December 23, 2016
Entireties ownership wasn’t terminated by transfer to a trust owned by the entireties.
December 22, 2016
An admitted attempt to collect a debt rendered informational only by a disclaimer.