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The Supreme Court Refuses to Revisit Dewsnup

Arguably ignoring Sections 506(a) and 506(d), Dewsnup barred chapter 7 debtors from stripping down undersecured mortgages.

Another Circuit Allows an Unsecured Claim for Contractual Attorneys’ Fees

The circuits agree, but the lower courts disagree, on the allowance of post-petition attorneys’ fees based on contract.
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Supreme Court Is on the Road to Overruling Dewsnup

A ‘cert’ petition asks the high court to overrule Dewsnup and allow chapter 7 debtors to strip down or strip off undersecured mortgages.

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