Seventh Circuit Allows Anticipated Tax Refunds to Be Offset by Expenses in Chapter 13
On direct appeal, Seventh Circuit upholds Bankruptcy Judge Thorne by allowing chapter 13 debtors to retain anticipated refunds from earned income tax credits.
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Supreme Court Says Insider Status Is Reviewed for Clear Error Under Existing Test
Some justices are critical of the existing test for ruling on non-statutory insider status.
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Which Court Has a Better Claim to Jurisdiction in Successive Bankruptcies?
Yet another example of how hard cases make bad law.
Plan Confirmation Cuts Off Adverse Claims to Ownership of Debtor’s Property
Res judicata is flexibly applied again to bankruptcy cases.