Feds Concede DOMA Fight in Bankruptcy Court

"The bankruptcy case that became one of many battlegrounds in the fight over the Defense of Marriage Act has come to an end, with the Justice Department and congressional Republicans bowing out of the fight. The latest filing leaves in...

Dodgers Bankruptcy Judge Strikes Fan Letters From Docket as Inappropriate

"Los Angeles Dodgers fans can’t post anti-owner letters on the Major League Baseball team’s bankruptcy docket, a judge said, ordering them removed from the court record.

Should Casey Anthony File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

If I were a law school profession teaching an introductory consumer bankruptcy class I would consider the following question for a final exam: Would You Advise Casey Anthony To File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? Assume That A Civil Jury Would Find...

U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Conferring Authority on Bankruptcy Court’s to Issue Final Judgments on a Debtor’s State Law Counterclaim under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) is Unconstitutional

Mortgage Modification Mystery

9th Circuit Oral Argument on Chapter 13 Addendum

For those of you who are interested here is the link to the recording for the 9th circuit oral argument in the Ch 13 Plan mortgage addendum case. M. Erik Clark 100 N. Barranca Avenue, Suite 250 West Covina, CA...