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September 10, 2019

Defendants in lawsuits by Lehman Brothers are stuck in bankruptcy court until the cases are ready for a jury trial.

September 09, 2019

An appeal in the Ninth Circuit did not reach the issue to be decided by the Supreme Court in <em>Rodriguez</em>.

September 06, 2019

Courts disagree on whether a trustee may recover proceeds of a fraudulent transfer from a later transferee, not only the fraudulently transferred property itself.

August 30, 2019

An action that could violate the FDCPA may not be a violation of the discharge injunction.

August 29, 2019

Even though subject matter jurisdiction persists when there is no longer an effect on the estate, the court may exercise discretion to dismiss, the Fifth Circuit says.

August 26, 2019

BAP holds that an individual in chapter 11 isn’t required to contribute new value to retain exempt property.

August 22, 2019

Occupancy and intent to be a permanent residence are all that’s needed for a homestead exemption, even if the house violates local ordinances.

August 21, 2019

Bankruptcy Judge Carol A. Doyle parses the limited duties of a chapter 7 debtor to the estate.

August 20, 2019

Someday, the Supreme Court will decide whether bankruptcy has an exemption from arbitration not available in ordinary commercial litigation.

August 14, 2019

If the parties litigate but the defendant eventually defaults, the default judgment can result in nondischargeability via issue preclusion, Eleventh Circuit holds.