January 19, 2022
A district judge in Virginia holds that third-party, non-debtor releases must be approved by district judge under Stern and must comply with the strictures of Federal Rule 23.
4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District
December 09, 2021
Treaties disagree on whether interest is required in 100% chapter 13 plans when the debtor is not devoting all disposable income to the plan.
4th Circuit, South Carolina
November 02, 2021
If a loan benefits both a debtor and someone else, the loan still may be included in counting whether the debt “arose from the commercial or business activities of the debtor.”
4th Circuit, Maryland
October 22, 2021
Maryland district judge predicts that the Fourth Circuit would adopt a debtor-friendly rule more broadly discharging environmental claims when the acts occurred before chapter 11.
4th Circuit
October 19, 2021
Debtor accepted a bar to refiling to avoid dismissal with prejudice of her chapter 13 case.
4th Circuit, South Carolina
October 06, 2021
Counsel sanctioned $10,000 for making allegations about an intentional or malicious stay violation without having performed an investigation to justify the claims.
4th Circuit, South Carolina
July 06, 2021
Judge Harner does the best she can to ease the burden imposed on a debtor by student loans.
4th Circuit, Maryland
