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No Longer Rolling the Dice: Third Circuit Clarifies the Classification of Gaming Licenses

Oct 2021

What’s a Creditor to Do? The Standing Doctrine in Bankruptcy Court

Congress Must Decide: May Chapter 13 Debtors Contribute to 401(k) Plans?

Courts are split on whether chapter 13 effectively prohibits debtors from making voluntary contributions to 401(k) plans.

New Chapter 13 Legislation (Including Possible Chapter 10)

Tribal Law Defined the Nature of a Tribe Member’s Property Interest in Gaming Revenue

Federal law allows tribes to determine whether a tribe member’s interest in distributions of gaming revenue will be estate property in bankruptcy, Judge Ridgway says.

Estopping the Madness: Personal-Injury Claims and Exemptions in Chapter 7 and 13 Cases

Have We Got a Sale for You!

Cryptocurrency Is Currency

Aug 2021

Chapter 13 Debtors Lost Appreciation in Property After Conversion to ‘7’

On an issue where the courts are split, a judge in Washington State says that the debtors lose the post-petition appreciation in the value of estate property when a chapter 13 case converts to chapter 7.

Unlike IRAs, Debtors Keep Inherited 401(k)s Because They Aren’t Estate Property

Exemptions never come into play with inherited 401(k)s because they aren’t estate property in the first place, Judge Hodges explains.