September 12, 2018

Major Automatic Stay Issue Inches Toward the Supreme Court

Chicago parking ticket cases to be resolved in the Seventh Circuit.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

September 05, 2018

Chicago District Judge Reestablishes Chapter 13 Debt Limits on Student Loans

Debtors with too much student loan debt are functionally ineligible for any form of bankruptcy relief.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

August 17, 2018

Chicago Must Return Impounded Cars Immediately After a Chapter 13 Filing

Judge Thorne rules that exceptions to the automatic stay do not allow the City of Chicago to retain possession of impounded cars.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

July 16, 2018

Bankruptcy Judge Can Enter Final Judgment after a Fraudulent Transfer Bench Trial

The payee of a check isn’t necessarily the transferee of a fraudulent transfer, Chicago judge says.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

May 23, 2018

Parties to a Civil Union Held Eligible to File a Joint Petition

Chicago judge takes stand for the equality of same-sex couples.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

May 08, 2018

Bankruptcy Judge Predicts Circuit Split on Substantive Consolidation with Nondebtors

Seventh Circuit is averse to creating remedies under Section 105, Bankruptcy Judge Hollis says.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

April 06, 2018

Chicago Wins One Round in Battle over Parking Tickets

The battle continues in Chicago over using chapter 13 to beat parking tickets.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

January 10, 2018

No Statute of Limitations Bar from Asserting a New Theory of Recovery

If a preference theory fails, try fraudulent transfer.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

January 04, 2018

Chicago Judge Erases Chapter 13 Debt Limits on Student Loans

Large student loans do not justify dismissal of a chapter 13 case when chapter 11 is the only alternative, Bankruptcy Judge Janet S. Baer says.

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District

December 28, 2017

Administrative Status Given for Claims Against an Assignee for Creditors

Chicago judge finds flexibility for granting ‘protection’ claims under Section 543(c)(1).

7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District