September 25, 2023
Courts aren’t fully in agreement, but most hold that non-purchase money debt service on a car isn’t an ‘ownership cost’ deducted from current monthly income to arrive at disposable income in chapter 13.
5th Circuit, Louisiana, Louisiana Western District
August 21, 2023
As long as the student loan is owing to the government, the Fifth Circuit holds that the government bar date applies even when the servicer is a private company.
5th Circuit
August 17, 2023
Bankruptcy courts can have subject matter jurisdiction to approve settlements between nondebtors.
5th Circuit
August 04, 2023
The Fifth Circuit avoided deciding whether approval of breakup fees is judged by the more lenient Section 363(b) or the more exacting standard for administrative expenses under Section 503(b).
5th Circuit
July 24, 2023
The Fifth Circuit declined to follow the Ninth Circuit in questioning ‘person aggrieved’ as being inconsistent with recent Supreme Court authority.
5th Circuit
July 20, 2023
Congress might want to consider closing a dischargeability loophole when it comes to injuries indirectly resulting from commission of a felony.
5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Northern District
June 22, 2023
Fifth Circuit finds no bankruptcy jurisdiction to approve a settlement after confirmation that contradicts the chapter 11 plan.
5th Circuit
