Federal law allows tribes to determine whether a tribe member’s interest in distributions of gaming revenue will be estate property in bankruptcy, Judge Ridgway says.

Courts are continuing to grapple with bifurcated fee arrangements allowing chapter 7 debtors to pay the entire fee after filing.

To protect debtors from unscrupulous lenders, courts drive up the cost of chapter 13.

Same facts on informal proofs of claim yield different results in different circuits.