November 01, 2019
Ninth Circuit BAP says that payment of a secured claim in full automatically terminates the underlying lien, even if the plan doesn’t say so explicitly.
9th Circuit
October 24, 2019
Section 362(k) creates a private right of action that may be maintained even after dismissal of the underlying bankruptcy, the Third Circuit says.
3rd Circuit
October 02, 2019
Florida case raises the question of whether the Supreme Court will eventually give bankruptcy a general exemption from arbitration, or an exemption only for core proceedings.
11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District
August 23, 2019
In calculating eligibility for chapter 13, Judge Nevins in Connecticut differs from some other bankruptcy judges in the Second Circuit.
August 14, 2019
If the parties litigate but the defendant eventually defaults, the default judgment can result in nondischargeability via issue preclusion, Eleventh Circuit holds.
11th Circuit
August 09, 2019
Conflicting standards among the circuits warrant a grant of certiorari to define ‘undue hardship’ required for discharging a student loan.
1st Circuit
August 08, 2019
BAP reversed the bankruptcy court’s ruling that personal liability on a discharged debt was resurrected in ‘chapter 20.’
9th Circuit
August 08, 2019
BAP reversed the bankruptcy court’s ruling that personal liability on a discharged debt was resurrected in ‘chapter 20.
9th Circuit
