A homestead can be protected from collection of a nondischargeable debt, limiting the judgment creditor to attaching nonexempt property.

The Ninth Circuit held that a debtor’s claim for malicious prosecution must be brought in bankruptcy court and may not be filed in state court.

A trustee can avoid and preserve a tax lien for the benefit of unsecured creditors, but a debtor can’t if the debtor hasn’t paid the taxes, the Ninth Circuit says.

Ninth Circuit abjures bright lines in favor of a flexible approach to defining recoupment.

Following dicta in Bellingham, Judge Collins finds no power to enter a final order in a fraudulent transfer suit against a defendant who did not consent.

Pet insurance and proceeds are exempt, even above the value of the pet.