March 08, 2019
Sanctions weren’t justified for attempting to collect a time-barred tax claim.
6th Circuit
February 20, 2019
Arguably ignoring Sections 506(a) and 506(d), Dewsnup barred chapter 7 debtors from stripping down undersecured mortgages.
Supreme Court
February 11, 2019
A ‘cert’ petition asks the high court to overrule Dewsnup and allow chapter 7 debtors to strip down or strip off undersecured mortgages.
Supreme Court
January 03, 2019
In some circuits, never intending to repay a loan can result in nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(6).
10th Circuit, New Mexico
December 13, 2018
By implication, the Eleventh Circuit would allow a general chapter 13 discharge to a debtor who defaults on direct mortgage payments, an issue where lower courts are split.
11th Circuit
December 11, 2018
Tenth Circuit lays out the elements of denial of discharge for failure to obey an order.
10th Circuit
November 02, 2018
The bankruptcy court is no longer a court of equity; here’s another example.
10th Circuit, Kansas
October 12, 2018
Courts are split on whether all educational loans are nondischargeable as an educational benefit.
10th Circuit, Colorado
