consumer Cases
July 17, 2018
Merely pleading a false statement under oath won’t beat a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, Fifth Circuit says.
July 13, 2018
A nondischargeability judgment under Section 523 doesn’t require prejudgment interest at the lower federal rate.
July 12, 2018
Circuit court bases its decision on the omission of Section 523(a)(16) from Section 1328(a).
July 3, 2018
Compensation for brain injury is a disability payment, not payment on a tort claim.
June 28, 2018
8th Circuit , Iowa ,
Holding two advanced degrees didn’t bar the discharge of student loans.
June 27, 2018
When objecting to claims, new Rule 3007(b) means debtors are not required to assert counterclaims that would be adversary proceedings.
June 26, 2018
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
Arizona judge declines to expand Harris v. Viegelahn to cases when conversion precedes confirmation.
June 22, 2018
Federal student loan proceeds were never the parents’ property and thus could not be recovered by a trustee.
June 20, 2018
Prepetition judgments for attorneys’ fees are not sacrosanct in bankruptcy.
June 15, 2018
Fraudulent intent can’t be inferred from failure to disclose assets that became worthless before bankruptcy, Tenth Circuit says.