November 04, 2016

Debtor May Not Benefit from His Own Fraudulent Transfer

Exemption cannot be claimed in a home recovered as a fraudulent transfer.

5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District

November 03, 2016

Accelerating Final Payoff Doesn’t Permit Modifying a Home Mortgage

Debtor’s clever strategy to prepay a mortgage didn’t invoke Section 1322(c)(2).

5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District

October 06, 2016

Trustee Gets No Fee on Insurance Proceeds Paid to Secured Lender

District judge prescribes local rule for bankruptcy courts.

5th Circuit, Louisiana, Louisiana Western District

September 19, 2016

Fifth Circuit Arguably Softens Injury Requirement for Constitutional Standing

Extent of injury required for Article III standing remains an open question.

5th Circuit

September 15, 2016

Fifth Circuit Arguably Softens Injury Requirement for Constitutional Standing

Extent of injury required for Article III standing remains an open question.

5th Circuit

September 09, 2016

Judge Ameliorates Louisiana’s Stingy ‘All or Nothing’ Exemption for Wedding Rings

Exemption value to be decided at a ‘one-shot’ public auction.

5th Circuit, Louisiana, Louisiana Western District

September 01, 2016

Frost on Homesteads in Chapter 13 Extended to Exempt IRAs in Chapter 7

Debtors must maintain exempt status of assets until chapter 7 case is closed, judge rules.

5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District

August 24, 2016

Fifth Circuit and Texas Supreme Court Part Company on Ponzi Fraudulent Transfers

Fifth Circuit reluctantly lets a trade supplier off the hook for a fraudulent transfer from a Ponzi scheme.

5th Circuit

August 12, 2016

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

Appellate court cannot draw inferences not made in the trial court, circuit says.

5th Circuit

August 03, 2016

Even Without Implied Repeal, Filing a Stale Claim Does Not Violate the FDCPA

Louisiana bankruptcy judge splits with Eleventh Circuit’s Crawford decision.

5th Circuit, Louisiana, Louisiana Western District