April 02, 2018
A contrary result would have obviated the judicially recognized right to strip off underwater subordinate liens in chapter 13.
4th Circuit
April 02, 2018
Fifth Circuit refuses to adopt chapter 13 valuation timing to chapter 11 cramdowns.
5th Circuit
March 27, 2018
The trustee for a bankrupt broker can ignore an individual customer’s request to transfer securities to a solvent broker and may instead transfer customer accounts in bulk.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern District
March 27, 2018
Innocent mistake turns into a $6,000 sanction for ‘willful failure to cooperate.’
10th Circuit, Kansas
March 21, 2018
Delaware judge shows sympathy for a creditor being stiffed by the debtor.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
March 16, 2018
Unperformed obligations must be ‘material’ for a contract to be executory.
4th Circuit, Maryland
March 15, 2018
Courts are split on aggregating filed and non-filed claims in calculating chapter 12 eligibility.
6th Circuit
March 14, 2018
Destitute debtor allowed to challenge student loans six years after a chapter 7 discharge.
10th Circuit, New Mexico
March 13, 2018
Midland Funding expanded to allow unlicensed debt collectors to file claims.
4th Circuit, Maryland
