consumer Cases
January 10, 2018
Mortgage lender fails to export the Eleventh Circuit’s Failla decision to the Ninth Circuit.
January 9, 2018
ICRPs are always a factor in discharging student loans.
January 4, 2018
Large student loans do not justify dismissal of a chapter 13 case when chapter 11 is the only alternative, Bankruptcy Judge Janet S. Baer says.
January 3, 2018
Boasting about ‘strong financial condition’ must be in writing for the debt to be nondischargeable, Fifth Circuit says.
December 29, 2017
Converting to chapter 13 to prevent the sale of a home in chapter 7 is not bad faith.
December 22, 2017
Windy City plunges into the circuit split on inaction as a violation of the automatic stay.
December 21, 2017
Another court rules on automatic removal of property from the estate under state law.
December 15, 2017
‘Stay and pay’ may not be permissible, but the remedies can be toothless.
December 14, 2017
Motion for reconsideration must be made promptly, or due process violation will evaporate.
December 7, 2017
Clever drafting of chapter 13 plans prevents collection of post-petition parking fines.