Displaying with Topic Consumer Debt

Nashville judge holds that late-filed tax debt can sometimes be discharged.

Extent of injury required for Article III standing remains an open question.

Contempt and FDCPA claims can coexist in one suit in district court.

Novel theory fails to persuade Boston judge to discharge taxes from late-filed returns.

Second Circuit primed to agree or split with three circuits on ‘chapter 20’ lien stripping.

Vigorous dissents in the Seventh and Fourth Circuits accentuate splits on the FDCPA.

Ninth Circuit B.A.P. goes easy on a debtor who can’t afford to own a car on her own.

BAPCPA didn’t end all restraints on the collection of child support, Eleventh Circuit holds.

Ninth Circuit employs a bankruptcy case to criticize local governments for ‘self-generated revenue.’

Over dissent, the Seventh Circuit creates a safe harbor for pursuing stale claims in bankruptcy.