consumer Cases
April 18, 2018
Holders of nondischargeable claims can be forced to accept pro rata payments during the life of the plan and collect the remainder only after discharge or dismissal, the BAP rules.
April 17, 2018
Bullard did not undermine the automatic appealability of orders granting or denying homestead exemptions.
April 10, 2018
Courts are split on two issues regarding the antimodification provisions in Sections 1123(b)(5) and 1322(b)(2).
April 10, 2018
Another court rules that Sebelius isn’t controlling on the characterization of the individual mandate under the Bankruptcy Code.
April 9, 2018
Law v. Siegel allows exempting an asset that had not been scheduled.
April 6, 2018
The battle continues in Chicago over using chapter 13 to beat parking tickets.
April 5, 2018
Children were the initial transferees of tuition payments, thus giving schools the ‘good faith’ defense to fraudulent transfers.
April 4, 2018
Student loan debtor ineligible for chapter 7 may pursue chapter 13 even with too much unsecured debt, Judge Catherine J. Furay says.
April 3, 2018
Judicial estoppel requires ‘an effort to game the bankruptcy system.’
April 3, 2018
Milavetz invalid-purpose test isn’t applicable to incurring debt to pay a retainer.