Consumer Bankruptcy

Fifth Circuit Clarifies Texas Law on Remand in Husky v. Ritz

Appellate court cannot draw inferences not made in the trial court, circuit says.
Court: 
5th Circuit

Expenses of Jailing a Child Are Dischargeable, Ninth Circuit Holds

Ninth Circuit employs a bankruptcy case to criticize local governments for ‘self-generated revenue.’
Court: 
9th Circuit

Seventh Circuit Widens Split on Filing Stale Claims as Violations of the FDCPA

Over dissent, the Seventh Circuit creates a safe harbor for pursuing stale claims in bankruptcy.
Court: 
7th Circuit

Debtor Left Homeless by Inability to Alter Her Homestead Exemption Claim

Arizona debtors are stuck with the homestead claimed on the filing date.
Court: 
9th Circuit›Arizona

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