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.
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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.
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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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