Ninth Circuit Equivocates on ‘Collection Injunctions’ in Individual Chapter 11s
Dissenter in the Ninth Circuit says that utilizing provisions in the Bankruptcy Code is not bad faith barring confirmation.
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Section 362(k)(1) Sanctions Apply to Automatic Stay Violation Continuing After Discharge
Almost $35,000 in actual and punitive damages was imposed on a judgment creditor and its collection law firm for failing to vacate a garnishment following notice of bankruptcy and discharge.
Stay Violation Order Is Final Even Before Attorneys’ Fees Are Awarded, Circuit Says
First Circuit rules that an order finding a stay violation must be appealed before the bankruptcy court grants an award of attorneys’ fees.