Fourth Circuit Is Strict on ‘Person Aggrieved’ and Equitable Mootness
Fourth Circuit disposes of a high-stakes appeal without oral argument in a terse, per curiam opinion incorporating the ‘reasons stated by the district court.’
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Fourth Circuit Holds Local Rule Invalid for Dispensing with a Hearing
Fourth Circuit again shows itself to be a debtor-friendly venue.
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Ninth and Fourth Circuits Issue Important Rulings on Sanctions and Exemptions
Ninth Circuit opinion is prime for Supreme Court review regarding the extent of a bankruptcy court’s contempt powers.
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Three Circuits Approve Extraterritorial Application of a State’s Exemptions
Fourth Circuit avoids a result that would have left some debtors ineligible for any exemptions.
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Failing to Purchase Health Insurance Won’t Result in a Priority Tax Claim
Another court rules that Sebelius isn’t controlling on the characterization of the individual mandate under the Bankruptcy Code.
Chapter 13 Strip-Off Ok Even if Lienholder Does Not File a Claim, Fourth Circuit Holds
A contrary result would have obviated the judicially recognized right to strip off underwater subordinate liens in chapter 13.
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Judge Harner Pens a Primer on the Elements of an Executory Contract
Unperformed obligations must be ‘material’ for a contract to be executory.
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Unlicensed Debt Collectors May File Proof of Claim Despite State Law
Midland Funding expanded to allow unlicensed debt collectors to file claims.
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Solvency May or May Not Result in Dismissal
The Fourth Circuit and a Delaware bankruptcy judge reach opposite conclusions on motions to dismiss petitions by solvent debtors.
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Judge Revokes a ‘Nationwide’ Firm’s Right to Practice in Virginia Bankruptcy Court
Local lawyers were also caught up in the maelstrom caused by a ‘nationwide’ firm that skirted bankruptcy law and rules.