Stern Doesn’t Limit Bankruptcy Court in Liquidating a Nondischargeable Debt
Decisions by Circuit Judge Posner and Houston’s Judge Isgur don’t line up.
Supplier Has No 20-Day Priority Against Partner for Goods Sold to Partnership
Uniform laws bar administrative claims against general partner under Section 503(b)(9).
Debtor May Not Benefit from His Own Fraudulent Transfer
Exemption cannot be claimed in a home recovered as a fraudulent transfer.
Accelerating Final Payoff Doesn’t Permit Modifying a Home Mortgage
Debtor’s clever strategy to prepay a mortgage didn’t invoke Section 1322(c)(2).
Trustee Gets No Fee on Insurance Proceeds Paid to Secured Lender
District judge prescribes local rule for bankruptcy courts.
Fifth Circuit Arguably Softens Injury Requirement for Constitutional Standing
Extent of injury required for Article III standing remains an open question.
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Fifth Circuit Arguably Softens Injury Requirement for Constitutional Standing
Extent of injury required for Article III standing remains an open question.
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Judge Ameliorates Louisiana’s Stingy ‘All or Nothing’ Exemption for Wedding Rings
Exemption value to be decided at a ‘one-shot’ public auction.
Frost on Homesteads in Chapter 13 Extended to Exempt IRAs in Chapter 7
Debtors must maintain exempt status of assets until chapter 7 case is closed, judge rules.
Fifth Circuit and Texas Supreme Court Part Company on Ponzi Fraudulent Transfers
Fifth Circuit reluctantly lets a trade supplier off the hook for a fraudulent transfer from a Ponzi scheme.
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