Rochellel's Daily Wire

February 01, 2017

Judge Neil M. Gorsuch: A Writer in the Style of Judges Easterbrook and Posner

Like late Justice Antonin Scalia, Judge Gorsuch is no fan of Dewsnup v. Timm.

January 31, 2017

A Proper Foreclosure Sale Can Never Be a Preference, Judge Holds

Despite gaining more than through chapter 7, purchasing at foreclosure is no preference.

3rd Circuit, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Western District

January 31, 2017

Paying for a Car in Full and Having Exclusive Possession Don’t Result in Ownership

Strict adherence to Michigan law required for ownership of an automobile.

6th Circuit, Michigan, Michigan Eastern District

January 30, 2017

Bankruptcy Management Solutions’ Exclusive Banking Arrangement Upheld in Seventh Circuit

Circuit Judge Posner finds no Bank Holding Company Act violation in exclusive use of Rabobank NA.

7th Circuit

January 30, 2017

Veterans’ Benefits Are Included in Calculating ‘Disposable Income’ in Chapter 13

Congress must address unfairness to veterans, Judge Susan Kelley says.

7th Circuit, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Eastern District

January 27, 2017

Clever Pleading Won’t Allow Individual Creditors to Sue, Madoff District Judge Says

Decision draws the line between common claims and those particular to individual creditors.

2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern District

January 27, 2017

BAP Gives Trustee a Heavy Burden to Prove Fraudulent Exemption Planning

Amendments in 2005 didn’t result in a cakewalk for a trustee aiming to reduce a homestead exemption.

8th Circuit

January 26, 2017

Massachusetts District Judge Nixes Notion of Forced Vesting in Chapter 13

District judge hopes novel theories of equity will permit forced vesting.

1st Circuit, Massachusetts

January 26, 2017

Explicit Provision Required to Maintain Secured Status in a Plan

Creditor lost secured status by sloppy drafting.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

January 25, 2017

No Subordination in Ninth Circuit for a Stock Conversion Claim

Sympathy for the creditor arguably drove appeals court not to invoke subordination.

9th Circuit