December 9, 2016
Chapter 13 debtor permitted to surrender collateral and reclassify deficiency as unsecured.
November 22, 2016
District judge makes an ‘Erie’ guess on an undecided issue of New York law.
District judge makes an ‘Erie’ guess on an undecided issue of New York law.
November 16, 2016
New York judge disagrees with Ninth Circuit on the effect of disallowance of a secured claim.
New York judge disagrees with Ninth Circuit on the effect of disallowance of a secured claim.
November 15, 2016
Eighth Circuit undertakes an arcane analysis of a question with little practical consequence.
Eighth Circuit undertakes an arcane analysis of a question with little practical consequence.
November 11, 2016
Eleventh Circuit judicially creates exclusive jurisdiction in the bankruptcy courts.
Eleventh Circuit judicially creates exclusive jurisdiction in the bankruptcy courts.
November 3, 2016
Debtor’s clever strategy to prepay a mortgage didn’t invoke Section 1322(c)(2).