A homestead can be protected from collection of a nondischargeable debt, limiting the judgment creditor to attaching nonexempt property.

The self-insured retention can prevent a creditor from using the insurer exception to sue the insurance company with the debtor as a nominal defendant.

The Fifth Circuit undertook a legal analysis of a complex loan agreement to decide there was no ‘fair ground of doubt’ under Taggart that the lender was violating the discharge injunction.

A district court in Minnesota left the door open for sometimes compelling debtors to arbitrate claims arising in a bankruptcy case.

Bartenwerfer held to make a debt nondischargeable as to someone who was neither a partner nor an agent.

The Ninth Circuit BAP eased the burden on debtors needing to prove that a lender violated Section 524(i) by failing to credit payments made under a plan.

A decision from a state or federal court before bankruptcy finding a securities law violation isn’t required for nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(19).

Reversing the bankruptcy court, the Chicago district judge follows the Fourth and Fifth Circuits and rejects a contrary holding by the Ninth Circuit BAP.

Sixth Circuit held that preferring one creditor with a nondischargeable claim before bankruptcy isn’t intent to hinder, delay or defraud.

In a split decision, the Ninth Circuit majority held that a chapter 13 debtor has the right to dismiss under Section 1307(b) before the bankruptcy court decides whether the filing was in good faith.