8th Circuit

Eighth Circuit Touches All the Bases on Preferences from Covering Bank Overdrafts

‘Ordinary course’ defense failed when overdrafts spiked during the preference period.
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Bankruptcy Settlement Provided No Protection from Criminal Forfeiture

Criminal forfeiture and bankruptcy protect different interests, district judge says.

Two Judges Decline to Extend Harris v. Viegelahn Beyond Its Facts

District judge gives a ray of hope to chapter 13 debtors seeking unclaimed funds.

An Interest Not a Lien Under State Law May Be a Lien Under the Bankruptcy Code

Bankruptcy law definition of a ‘lien’ is broader than state law.

Debtor’s Consent Judgment Doesn’t Result in Automatically Allowed Claim

Clever strategy failed to limit a debtor’s personal liability.

BAP Gives Trustee a Heavy Burden to Prove Fraudulent Exemption Planning

Amendments in 2005 didn’t result in a cakewalk for a trustee aiming to reduce a homestead exemption.
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Even Without a Mediation Privilege, Mediation Statement Is Protected from Discovery

Work product and opinion privileges protect mediation statement from discovery.

Substantive Consolidation with Non-Bankrupt Religious Institutions Barred by Section 303(a)

Substantive consolidation and involuntary bankruptcy are equivalent, district judge holds.

Is There a Lien on Entireties Property from a Judgment Against Only One Spouse?

Eighth Circuit undertakes an arcane analysis of a question with little practical consequence.
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Two Circuits Tackle Rooker-Feldman in Opinions on the Same Day

Rooker-Feldman, Res Judicata and Issue Preclusion: nearly indistinguishable triplets separated at birth.
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