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December 18, 2019

Pleas to injustice and unfairness failed to persuade the Seventh Circuit to depart from a state law exemption for wages.

December 06, 2019

Despite atrocious mortgage servicing, the circuit court cut a jury’s $3 million award of punitive damages to $582,000.

November 25, 2019

Someone forced into bankruptcy on account of medical bills will also be forced into chapter 13.

November 21, 2019

Court weighs the relative advantages of receivership versus bankruptcy in deciding whether to bar the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy.

November 14, 2019

Appeals courts won’t allow bankruptcy to shield debtors from paying parking tickets and fines incurred in the course of a chapter 13 case.

October 10, 2019

The lawyer whose waiver led to Wellness International avoided malpractice by the skin of his teeth.

October 07, 2019

Indiana bankruptcy and district judges rule that secured lenders are only entitled to ‘adequate protection’ until the debtor’s counsel’s allowed fees have been paid in full.

September 24, 2019

Seventh Circuit splits with other circuits on basis for jurisdiction to determine the amount of a tax.

September 16, 2019

Seventh Circuit holds that a financing statement is sufficient if it describes collateral by reference to an unattached security agreement.

August 16, 2019

On an appeal involving contempt of the discharge injunction, would the circuit court have reached a different conclusion by employing the standard under Taggart?