February 17, 2021
A lawyer queasy about a client’s decision to assume a lease can’t invoke the court’s scrutiny by making an application to reaffirm the debt under Section 524(c), Judge Hursh says.
9th Circuit, Montana
February 16, 2021
Tenth Circuit majority believes that the grant or denial of an exemption is sufficient to make the order final, even if the bankruptcy court hasn’t ruled on the extent or amount of the exemption.
10th Circuit
February 15, 2021
Circuit Judge Sutton shied away from making a wife liable for her husband’s debts, even though the wife carried on the husband’s farming business.
6th Circuit
February 09, 2021
The Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit both questioned the continuing validity of doctrines of prudential standing, such as ‘person aggrieved.’
6th Circuit
February 05, 2021
The debtors’ lawyer’s lack of diligence allowed the creditor to invoke laches and beat a belated motion to avoid a lien that impaired a homestead exemption.
6th Circuit, Ohio, Ohio Northern District
February 02, 2021
Are there two tests for the existence of a claim, one test for claims against the debtor and another for claims by the debtor?
6th Circuit
February 01, 2021
The appeals court sticks to basics and rejects several clever arguments to beat a preference.
6th Circuit
January 29, 2021
A contested matter in bankruptcy court isn’t a ‘civil action’ allowing the debtor to recover attorneys’ fees from the U.S. Trustee under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
6th Circuit, Ohio, Ohio Northern District
