Consumer Bankruptcy

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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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.

Calculation of Punitive Damages Did Not Consider Amount of Attorneys’ Fees

$50,000 in punitive damages held excessive when actual damages were $1,500.