Connecticut District Judge Allows ‘Chapter 20’ to Strip Off Subordinate Lien
Second Circuit primed to agree or split with three circuits on ‘chapter 20’ lien stripping.
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Ownership or Lease Not Required to Claim Auto Expense Deduction
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. goes easy on a debtor who can’t afford to own a car on her own.
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Circuit Split Deepens on Stale Claims as Violations of the FDCPA
Vigorous dissents in the Seventh and Fourth Circuits accentuate splits on the FDCPA.
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Government Orders First National to Pay More Than $35 Million
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Hulk Hogan Wins Another Round Against Nick Denton
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Ninth Circuit Holds that 510(b) Subordination Applies to Individual Debtors
Ninth Circuit follows the Second Circuit and rejects the Ninth Circuit B.A.P.
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Hogan Says Gawker’s Denton Is Lowballing Condo in Bankruptcy
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Husky Breeds a New Species of Loss of Discharge Not Benefitting All Creditors
Debt not resulting from ‘actual fraud’ is nondischargeable if fraud is grounds for veil piercing, Tenth Circuit B.A.P. holds.
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Finality Governed by Resolution of All Issues in an Adversary Proceeding
Unusual facts permit no exception to rigid rules on appellate jurisdiction.
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Courts Divided on Contempt Sanctions as Automatically Nondischargeable
Showing intentional violation of court order isn’t enough for nondischargeability.