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January 18, 2023

The high court will decide whether a real estate tax foreclosure can violate the Takings Clause and whether Section 106 abrogates sovereign immunity as to Native American tribes.

October 26, 2022

If tax foreclosures violate the Takings Clause, it stands to reason that they are also fraudulent transfers.

January 06, 2022

Courts are split when it comes to deciding whether the confirmation date or the filing date should be used to value a secured lender’s collateral in cramdown.

April 13, 2020

The value of a disputed claim is proven by showing the likely validity of the claim and the likelihood of recovery, not just by establishing the possible damages.

March 31, 2020

Permanently reducing the claim by the appraised value without a backstop means the creditor isn’t receiving the ‘indubitable equivalent,’ BAP says.

March 19, 2019

California judge differs with the Third Circuit regarding the presumption of collateral value flowing from a lender’s proof of secured claim.

February 20, 2019

Arguably ignoring Sections 506(a) and 506(d), Dewsnup barred chapter 7 debtors from stripping down undersecured mortgages.

February 11, 2019

A ‘cert’ petition asks the high court to overrule Dewsnup and allow chapter 7 debtors to strip down or strip off undersecured mortgages.

August 22, 2018

Fifth Circuit notches a victory for chapter 13 debtors retaining mobile homes.

August 21, 2018

The circuits agree on a method for calculating an exemption impairment that disadvantages debtors.