Courts Split on Per-Plan or Per-Debtor Acceptance for Cramdown Confirmation
Section 1111(b) election does not require a due-on-sale clause in a restructured mortgage.
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Divorcing Couples Not Stuck with Exemptions Claimed at Filing
You need two homestead exemptions? Divorce is the answer.
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California Supreme Court Will Finally Rule on ‘Unfinished Business’ Doctrine
Ninth Circuit certifies question that has bedeviled lawyers leaving failing firms.
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Ninth Circuit B.A.P. Classifies a Loan for Living Expenses as a Business Debt
Personal loan with a profit objective becomes a business debt.
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Ninth Circuit to Rehear Case Denigrating the Status of Bankruptcy Appellate Panels
Ninth Circuit will decide en banc whether BAPs were “established” by Congress.
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Circuit Split Widens on Test for Nondischargeability from Late-Filed Tax Returns
Ninth Circuit avoids the one-day-late rule for nondischargeability of tax debts.
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Chapter 7 Debtors’ Access to Counsel Threatened by B.A.P. Opinion
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. highlights discrimination against chapter 7 debtors.
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Marijuana Advisors Are Not Precluded from All Relief in Bankruptcy Courts
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. shows sympathy for legal marijuana businesses.
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California’s Fee-Shifting Statute Still Does Not Apply to Lift-Stay Motions
District Court says Supreme Court did not impliedly overrule Ninth Circuit’s Johnson decision.
Circuit Rules Against Equitable Tolling for Objections to Discharge
Section 727(a)(2) is not a statute of limitations, Ninth Circuit holds.
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