consumer Cases
April 3, 2019
Judges Pappas and Teel permit avoidance actions for small amounts to be prosecuted in the debtors’ bankruptcy courts.
April 2, 2019
Congress may have intended to preclude ‘stay and pay,’ but it didn’t succeed.
April 1, 2019
Former NFL players with neurological impairment can file bankruptcy and exempt payments under league’s concussion settlement.
March 27, 2019
Curiously, a Ninth Circuit panel imposed significant pleading requirements for FCRA complaints but only issued a nonprecedential opinion.
March 21, 2019
A mortgage recorded more than 30 days after closing resulted in a transfer within the preference window.
March 20, 2019
Supreme Court says that activities not required by state law in nonjudicial foreclosure may be covered by the FDCPA.
March 18, 2019
Judge Easterbrook pens another gem. Even if you don’t like the result, you gotta like the language.
March 7, 2019
Sixth Circuit distinguishes between a trustee’s powers as a bona fide purchaser compared to a hypothetical judicial lienholder.
February 28, 2019
Hiring a collection agent will not insulate a debt buyer from liability under the FDCPA.
February 25, 2019
Third Circuit lauds Bankruptcy Judge Agresti for ‘prescient thinking.’