consumer Cases
October 4, 2017
Lawyers can’t be reimbursed for advancing filing fees through fee applications or ‘no-look’ fees.
October 3, 2017
Limited knowledge of English and ‘nuances’ in legal terms saved debtor from a fatal admission.
September 28, 2017
Certiorari petition asks Supreme Court to narrow Local Loan and Barnhill.
September 15, 2017
Differing state laws govern the exemption of tax refunds for individuals.
September 15, 2017
Mistakenly cancelling a mortgage can result in a preference but not a fraudulent transfer if the cancellation is later rescinded.
September 12, 2017
Philadelphia judge socks the city’s parking authority for impounding a debtor’s car twice.
September 7, 2017
After rehearing, the Fifth Circuit rediscovers the snapshot rule by giving finality to exemptions in chapter 7.
September 6, 2017
The Code or rules must change to bar debt collectors from filing stale claims, Judge Dow says.
September 1, 2017
4th Circuit , Maryland ,
Even if an exemption is lost after filing, a Code provision must bring property into the estate, Fourth Circuit holds.
August 31, 2017
Dissenter argues that suing in bankruptcy court was sufficient disclosure to avoid judicial estoppel.