May 05, 2025
Bankruptcy Judge Scott Grossman adopted the analysis by Bankruptcy Judge Brian Walsh in concluding that creditors are entitled to notice of the claims bar date, not just notice of the filing.
11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Southern District
May 01, 2025
Bankruptcy Judge Michael Fagone permits dismissal of a chapter 13 case, but with a bar to refiling within two years.
1st Circuit, Maine
April 29, 2025
The panel trustee had been found in state court to be a spousal abuser who lied in obtaining a Covid loan.
9th Circuit
April 28, 2025
The debtors’ inequitable conduct didn’t relieve counsel of the duty to disclose fees charged for post-petition litigation.
3rd Circuit
April 25, 2025
A 2/1 decision required chapter 13 debtors to accelerate repayment of nondischargeable student loans.
5th Circuit
April 24, 2025
Given that chapter 7 has remedies like denial of discharge for a debtor’s misconduct, bad faith in chapter 11 doesn’t allow dismissal on conversion to chapter 7.
9th Circuit
April 08, 2025
Affirming Bankruptcy Judge Michael Romero, the district court holds that an exemption remains valid even though the exempt property remains subject to a nondischargeable domestic support obligation.
10th Circuit, Colorado
March 26, 2025
Bankruptcy Judge Paul Black was affirmed in district court for holding that arbitration of claims for violating the automatic stay would conflict with the centrality of administration in bankruptcy cases.
4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Western District
