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January 26, 2018

Objection is not required to bar a discharge to an individual who received a chapter 7 discharge within eight years.

January 23, 2018

California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.
California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.

January 22, 2018

Lender cannot hide behind a disclaimer to avoid sanctions for violating the discharge injunction, Ninth Circuit BAP holds.
Lender cannot hide behind a disclaimer to avoid sanctions for violating the discharge injunction, Ninth Circuit BAP holds.

January 10, 2018

Mortgage lender fails to export the Eleventh Circuit’s Failla decision to the Ninth Circuit.

December 26, 2017

Ninth Circuit won’t rehear DBSI, creating a split with the Seventh Circuit on Sections 106(a)(1) and 544(b)(1).
Ninth Circuit won’t rehear DBSI, creating a split with the Seventh Circuit on Sections 106(a)(1) and 544(b)(1).

December 4, 2017

Judges uses Section 329(a) to vacate a contingency lien for more than the value of the lawyer’s services.
Judges uses Section 329(a) to vacate a contingency lien for more than the value of the lawyer’s services.