May 19, 2022
The Ninth Circuit equates nonjudicial foreclosure with bankruptcy discharge in terms of the effect on deficiencies following foreclosure.
9th Circuit
May 17, 2022
The decision by the Supreme Court next term in Bartenwerfer will tell us whether debts can be automatically nondischargeable, even when the debtor is without fault.
11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Southern District
May 16, 2022
Special counsel unfamiliar with bankruptcy procedures weren’t excused from the requirement to file a final fee application by the deadline.
10th Circuit, Colorado
May 10, 2022
Over a vigorous dissent, the First Circuit Joins the Ninth Circuit by holding that Section 106(a) waives tribes’ sovereign immunity.
1st Circuit
May 02, 2022
The City of Chicago argued unsuccessfully that liens on cars are statutory because they arise automatically when the car is impounded.
7th Circuit
April 29, 2022
Circuit refuses to make an exception for trustees regarding the judge-made doctrine of in pari delicto.
4th Circuit
April 27, 2022
The Ninth Circuit BAP explained the differences between contempt under Rule 9011, Section 105(a) and inherent authority.
9th Circuit
April 26, 2022
Authorities are split on whether avoidance actions are estate property that can be sold or can only be prosecuted by the trustee.
8th Circuit, Iowa, Iowa Northern District
April 25, 2022
This month, two circuits found no ‘related to’ bankruptcy jurisdiction for climate-change lawsuits against energy companies.
9th Circuit
