January 07, 2025
Bartenwerfer held to make a debt nondischargeable as to someone who was neither a partner nor an agent.
9th Circuit, Hawaii
December 24, 2024
The Ninth Circuit BAP eased the burden on debtors needing to prove that a lender violated Section 524(i) by failing to credit payments made under a plan.
9th Circuit
December 04, 2024
A decision from a state or federal court before bankruptcy finding a securities law violation isn’t required for nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(19).
9th Circuit
November 27, 2024
The Ninth Circuit split with the Sixth Circuit in the interpretation of the ‘hanging paragraph’ in Section 541(b)(7). Courts are divided four ways on whether or how much a ‘13’ debtor may contribute to voluntary retirement plans after filing.
9th Circuit
November 20, 2024
Ninth Circuit BAP says there is no due process problem with denial of chapter 13 trustee fees if dismissal precedes confirmation.
9th Circuit
November 05, 2024
An involuntary petitioner whose claim was paid after filing is still counted as an involuntary petitioner, the Ninth Circuit BAP says.
9th Circuit
October 31, 2024
The expiration of Section 1329(d) in March 2022 means that 84-month chapter 13 plans amended now must revert to 60-month plans.
9th Circuit, Oregon
October 18, 2024
Once affirmed in the Ninth Circuit, the debtor could file a petition for certiorari to resolve an important circuit split on assumption of intellectual property contracts.
9th Circuit, California, California Eastern District
October 08, 2024
Arbitration was denied over a trustee’s claim objection based on the lender’s violation of state usury laws.
9th Circuit, Montana
October 04, 2024
In a split decision, the Ninth Circuit majority held that a chapter 13 debtor has the right to dismiss under Section 1307(b) before the bankruptcy court decides whether the filing was in good faith.
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