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Seventh Circuit Tells Lower Courts to Duck State Law Foreclosure Issues
March 25, 2016
7th Circuit ,
State courts should rule on state law issues, says circuit panel including Richard Posner.
Bankruptcy Court Stays Out of the Repo Business
March 24, 2016
10th Circuit , Oklahoma , Oklahoma Western District ,
The repo man will face no competition from the bankruptcy court.
FDCPA Case Percolates Toward the Eleventh Circuit, Setting up a Petition for Certiorari
March 23, 2016
11th Circuit , Alabama , Alabama Middle District ,
$1,000 in damages justifies $36,000 in attorneys’ fees for violating the FDCPA.
Seventh Circuit Allows Using Objective Evidence to Prove Subjective Recklessness
March 22, 2016
7th Circuit ,
Lawyer’s malpractice can satisfy Bullock’s recklessness standard for nondischargeability.
An Inherited Home Can Be Covered by the Homestead Exemption
March 21, 2016
8th Circuit , Minnesota ,
Exemptions are not always fixed on the date of filing.
Dischargeability Judgment Must Not Lower Interest on a Creditor’s Judgment
March 17, 2016
9th Circuit , Oregon ,
Abuse of discretion automatically results if a judgment harms a defrauded creditor.
Courts Split on Allowing Individual Debtors to Retain Wages on Conversion from 11 to 7
March 16, 2016
7th Circuit , Illinois , Illinois Northern District ,
Chicago judge splits with Collier and Ninth Circuit BAP on wages following conversion.
All Punitive Sanctions in Bankruptcy Governed by One Standard in the Tenth Circuit
March 16, 2016
10th Circuit , Colorado ,
Ability to pay is one factor in imposing sanctions for misconduct.
Texas Judges Disagree About Exemption for Sale Proceeds from a Homestead
March 14, 2016
5th Circuit , Texas , Texas Southern District ,
Judge finds a loophole in a Fifth Circuit opinion on the homestead exemption.
Fifth Circuit Finds an Exception to General Rule on Appellate Standing
March 11, 2016
5th Circuit ,
Debtors facing discharge denial have standing to appeal claim allowances.

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