The Seventh and Ninth Circuits may not be on the same page when it comes contempt citations falling under the Section 362(b)(4) exception to the automatic stay.

Chicago judge cut rent by 75% after governor prohibited on-premises dining in the debtor’s restaurant.

Unemployed for 16 months, surviving on food stamps, and living rent-free enabled a debtor to discharge student loans.

A PACA trust lacks the hallmarks of a trust, so a failure to pay a produce supplier doesn’t give rise to a nondischargeable debt for defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity, Judge Goldgar says.

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

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

Judge Hunt in Chicago tells debtors’ counsel to oppose inclusion of unjustifiable provisions in chapter 13 plans, even if it means contested confirmation hearings.

Bankruptcy judge reluctantly follows precedent where the Seventh Circuit is in the minority on the new value defense.

A motion extending the dischargeability deadline does not require personal service on the debtor, Chicago judge rules.

Judge Barnes won’t allow a chapter 13 debtor’s counsel to be paid at the expense of secured creditors.