August 01, 2024
Claiming 100% of FMV didn’t enable debtors to exempt more than the statutory cap when there had been no objection to the exemption claim.
9th Circuit
July 25, 2024
Bankruptcy Judges Wiles in New York decided that insiders were not entitled to releases under Section 503(c), but not for the reasons contained in Purdue.
3rd Circuit, New Jersey
July 08, 2024
Disagreeing with two bankruptcy courts in Houston, Miami’s Judge Isicoff holds that a Sub V plan with a nonvoting class can be confirmed only as a nonconsensual plan.
11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Southern District
July 05, 2024
Tort claims are usually unliquidated, but a contract claim is liquidated if it’s precisely determinable by agreement or operation of law, Judge Lori Vaughan says.
11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District
July 02, 2024
Eighth Circuit holds that a chapter 13 debtor, not the trustee, has standing to bring personal injury claims.
8th Circuit
June 28, 2024
Justice Gorsuch for the majority bans third-party releases broader than a discharge for those who don’t surrender all their assets to the court.
Supreme Court
June 14, 2024
Although there was no split of circuits, the Supreme Court decided that Congress provided a sufficient remedy by requiring uniform fees going forward.
Supreme Court
June 07, 2024
Reversing the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court gives a flexible interpretation to traditional notions of constitutional standing in bankruptcy cases and appeals.
Supreme Court
