November 08, 2016

Bankruptcy Judge Reads Husky Narrowly on Dischargeability for Fraud

For nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(2)(A), a fraudulent transfer must give rise to the debt, not occur beforehand.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Northern District

November 07, 2016

Disallowing a Claim Worth $300 Saddled Creditor with $14,400 in Attorneys’ Fees

California’s fee-shifting law punishes an auto lender for filing a claim that was disallowed.

9th Circuit

November 07, 2016

Supplier Has No 20-Day Priority Against Partner for Goods Sold to Partnership

Uniform laws bar administrative claims against general partner under Section 503(b)(9).

5th Circuit, Mississippi, Mississippi Northern District

November 04, 2016

Debtor May Not Benefit from His Own Fraudulent Transfer

Exemption cannot be claimed in a home recovered as a fraudulent transfer.

5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District

November 03, 2016

Accelerating Final Payoff Doesn’t Permit Modifying a Home Mortgage

Debtor’s clever strategy to prepay a mortgage didn’t invoke Section 1322(c)(2).

5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District

November 02, 2016

Need for Multinational Corporate Insolvency Law Shown in China Fishery Decision

Judges must use patchwork approach when handling a huge, multinational debtor.

2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern District

November 01, 2016

Chapter 13 Stretches Out the Time for Redeeming Pawned Property

Real estate foreclosure and pawn transactions aren’t the same, Georgia judge says.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Middle District

October 31, 2016

Creditor with Scheduled Claim Still Must File a Proof of Claim in Chapter 13

Ninth Circuit finds no loopholes in chapter 13’s claim-filing requirement.

9th Circuit

October 31, 2016

Baker Botts Read Narrowly on Compensation for Defending Fee Application

Florida judge allows fees for supplementing application with more detail.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District

October 28, 2016

Pending Circuit Court Appeals to Mold Consumer and ‘Reorg’ Bankruptcy Law

En banc rehearings headline upcoming circuit court decisions.