February 26, 2025
The bankruptcy judge in Pensacola, Fla., is giving the Eleventh Circuit an opening to split with the Fourth and Fifth Circuits.
February 25, 2025
The debtor’s duty to land the best price for an asset can overcome the winning bidder’s expectation that sale procedures will be enforced rigorously.
February 24, 2025
Bankruptcy Judge Laura Grandy (politely) faulted other federal courts for failing to follow the Illinois mortgage statute and decisions by the Illinois Supreme Court.
February 21, 2025
The circuits are split on whether a bankruptcy court can compel marshalling by the IRS.
February 20, 2025
The district court affirmed the holding by Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn that a foreign branch of a U.S. bank isn’t eligible for chapter 15.
February 19, 2025
The ‘probate exception’ to federal subject matter jurisdiction does not prevent bankruptcy courts from basing decisions on state trusts and estates law, except in limited circumstances.
February 18, 2025
A creditor must control a class before its debt can become nondischargeable in Subchapter V.
February 14, 2025
While neither Social Security benefits nor post-petition income are estate property in Subchapter V, they must be included in an individual’s monthly operating reports, Bankruptcy Judge Jacobvitz says.
February 13, 2025
In transferring venue of a related case under Rule 1014(b), the bankruptcy court can move sua sponte and need not await a venue motion by a creditor or party in interest.
February 12, 2025
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
A homestead can be protected from collection of a nondischargeable debt, limiting the judgment creditor to attaching nonexempt property.