January 30, 2018
Second Circuit approves a stay-violation defense in a nonprecedential opinion.
January 23, 2018
California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.
January 22, 2018
Lender cannot hide behind a disclaimer to avoid sanctions for violating the discharge injunction, Ninth Circuit BAP holds.
January 18, 2018
Waiving the automatic stay and immediately closing a sale does not make Section 363(m) inapplicable.
December 22, 2017
Windy City plunges into the circuit split on inaction as a violation of the automatic stay.
December 21, 2017
Another court rules on automatic removal of property from the estate under state law.
Another court rules on automatic removal of property from the estate under state law.
December 15, 2017
‘Stay and pay’ may not be permissible, but the remedies can be toothless.
December 13, 2017
Split decision allows a lender to take property out of an estate automatically.
December 07, 2017
Clever drafting of chapter 13 plans prevents collection of post-petition parking fines.