Courts are split on two issues regarding the antimodification provisions in Sections 1123(b)(5) and 1322(b)(2).

A contrary result would have obviated the judicially recognized right to strip off underwater subordinate liens in chapter 13.

Innocent mistake turns into a $6,000 sanction for ‘willful failure to cooperate.’

Illinois judge interprets Rule 3002.1 as being ‘debtor-friendly,’ not as creating new grounds for denial of a chapter 13 discharge.

A secured creditor making the 1111(b) election is not automatically entitled to a due-on-sale clause paying the claim in full if the property is sold after confirmation.

California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.

Lender cannot hide behind a disclaimer to avoid sanctions for violating the discharge injunction, Ninth Circuit BAP holds.

Mortgage lender fails to export the Eleventh Circuit’s Failla decision to the Ninth Circuit.

Converting to chapter 13 to prevent the sale of a home in chapter 7 is not bad faith.

Another court rules on automatic removal of property from the estate under state law.