January 28, 2021
A former bankruptcy judge, now a district judge, makes important law on involuntary petitions.
January 27, 2021
The length of time before filing a motion to extend the appeal-filing deadline isn’t dipositive under Rule 8002(d)(1)(B).
January 25, 2021
Are the lower courts out of step with the Supreme Court when it comes to enforcement of arbitration of disputes in bankruptcy court?
January 22, 2021
Long Island judge follows ‘Burt’ Lifland and rules that a secured creditor is not entitled to adequate protections for periods of time before filing a motion giving rise to adequate protection.
January 21, 2021
The record as a whole and the likelihood of further abuse justify a pre-filing injunction.
January 19, 2021
When personal property loans are cross-collateralized, a chapter 13 plan must use the same option for cramming down both loans, the Fifth Circuit says.
January 18, 2021
When there’s ‘no fair ground of doubt’ about a discharge violation, the creditor should settle or make an offer of settlement to avoid larger damages after trial.
January 14, 2021
The Ninth Circuit BAP says there must be knowledge of the discharge order to find contempt, even when the debtor continues the same conduct that violated the automatic stay.
Justices rule that affirmative action is required before withholding property amounts to controlling estate property and results in an automatic stay violation.
January 13, 2021
Where the courts are split, Idaho judge sides with the Tenth Circuit BAP and allows a chapter 13 debtor to retain post-petition appreciation in the value of a homestead following conversion to chapter 7.
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