Where the courts are split, Idaho judge sides with the Tenth Circuit BAP and allows a chapter 13 debtor to retain post-petition appreciation in the value of a homestead following conversion to chapter 7.

Judge Bonapfel explains why injuries to unsecured creditors in bankruptcy are the result of choices made by Congress.

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On an issue where the courts are split, the Tenth Circuit BAP sides with debtors and allows them to retain postpetition appreciation in the value of assets that were in the estate on filing.

The parties judged the chapter 11 case a success, even though unsecured creditors got zilch.

Bankruptcy Judge Glenn hints that the lenders and the debtor should mediate tough questions about the enforceability of a $150 million ‘sale’ of future credit card receivables.

Fifth Circuit declines to create a circuit split on the ability of a coal producer to sell assets and protect the buyer from liability for retiree health benefits under the Coal Act.

Circuit split is eroding on the loss of a homestead exemption for failing to reinvest proceeds from a sale after filing.

Disclosing a lawsuit in the SOFA and discussing the suit with the trustee is no substitute for listing the suit among a debtor’s assets, the Ninth Circuit BAP says.

The expansive definition of a ‘financial institution’ allows fraudulent transfers to be structured so that no one will ever be held liable.