Rochellel's Daily Wire

August 04, 2016

Ability to Pay Debts Does Not Control on Section 707(a) Motions to Dismiss

Evading payment of a debt is a valid use of chapter 7, Florida judge rules.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District

June 03, 2016

Qui Tam Suits Are Exceptions from the Automatic Stay

Automatic stay is no safe harbor from suits under the False Claims Act.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District

February 12, 2016

Debtors Throw Away $36,500 and Their Discharges at the Same Time

Judge can’t save debtors from the consequences of their self-inflicted wounds.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District

February 08, 2016

FDCPA Held Applicable to Violations of Discharge Injunction

Debtor-friendly FDCPA opinion gains traction beyond the Second Circuit.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District

January 11, 2016

Florida Judge Reads Eleventh Circuit Conservatively on Third-Party Releases

Plan insulating business owners flunks the test for third-party releases.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District

January 07, 2016

Florida District Court Again Overrides the FDCPA on Time-Barred Claims

Lower courts continue ignoring the Eleventh Circuit’s policy statement on the FDCPA.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District