Ability to Pay Debts Does Not Control on Section 707(a) Motions to Dismiss
Evading payment of a debt is a valid use of chapter 7, Florida judge rules.
Qui Tam Suits Are Exceptions from the Automatic Stay
Automatic stay is no safe harbor from suits under the False Claims Act.
Debtors Throw Away $36,500 and Their Discharges at the Same Time
Judge can’t save debtors from the consequences of their self-inflicted wounds.
FDCPA Held Applicable to Violations of Discharge Injunction
Debtor-friendly FDCPA opinion gains traction beyond the Second Circuit.
Florida Judge Reads Eleventh Circuit Conservatively on Third-Party Releases
Plan insulating business owners flunks the test for third-party releases.
Florida District Court Again Overrides the FDCPA on Time-Barred Claims
Lower courts continue ignoring the Eleventh Circuit’s policy statement on the FDCPA.