Creditors’ Rights and Fights: A Walk in the Shoes of Creditors’ Counsel
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Fifth Circuit Clarifies Texas Law on Remand in Husky v. Ritz
Appellate court cannot draw inferences not made in the trial court, circuit says.
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Expenses of Jailing a Child Are Dischargeable, Ninth Circuit Holds
Ninth Circuit employs a bankruptcy case to criticize local governments for ‘self-generated revenue.’
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Current Issues in Chapter 7 Individual Cases, or a Meander Through Chapter 7 Issues
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Seventh Circuit Widens Split on Filing Stale Claims as Violations of the FDCPA
Over dissent, the Seventh Circuit creates a safe harbor for pursuing stale claims in bankruptcy.
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Debtor Left Homeless by Inability to Alter Her Homestead Exemption Claim
Arizona debtors are stuck with the homestead claimed on the filing date.
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Calculation of Punitive Damages Did Not Consider Amount of Attorneys’ Fees
$50,000 in punitive damages held excessive when actual damages were $1,500.