September 17, 2019
Discovery abuse in a prior lawsuit can result in nondischargeability in a later bankruptcy.
2nd Circuit
September 11, 2019
Equitable nature of substantive consolidation requires notice to creditors of non-debtors who might be affected.
9th Circuit
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>.
9th Circuit
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.
10th Circuit, Kansas
August 30, 2019
An action that could violate the FDCPA may not be a violation of the discharge injunction.
11th Circuit
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.
5th Circuit
August 26, 2019
BAP holds that an individual in chapter 11 isn’t required to contribute new value to retain exempt property.
9th Circuit
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.
11th Circuit
August 21, 2019
Bankruptcy Judge Carol A. Doyle parses the limited duties of a chapter 7 debtor to the estate.
