11th Circuit

Subchapter V by Itself Doesn’t Bar Class Claims, Florida Judge Says

Judge Colton decided that class claims aren’t prohibited in Subchapter V cases but didn’t allow a class claim in the case before her.

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Anonymous Messages Calling the Debtor a Philanderer Isn’t a Stay Violation

Harassing a former lover isn’t an automatic stay violation.

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Just Asking for Confirmation from a Data Furnisher Won’t Bar an FCRA Suit, Circuit Says

A jury should decide whether a credit-reporting agency was negligent by not examining court records to determine whether a debt had been discharged.

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Hotel Isn’t ‘Single Asset Real Estate’ and Is Eligible for Subchapter V Reorganization

Apartment buildings are single asset real estate, but hotels aren’t, says Orlando’s Bankruptcy Judge Karen Jennemann.

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Alabama Judges Narrow Northington to Aid Owners of Pawned Automobiles

Whether there had been a default before the chapter 13 filing was pivotal to the debtor’s right to retain a pawned car.

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Alabama

Alabama Middle District

General Discharge Barred Suing the Debtor to Collect a Nondischargeable Debt

The Eleventh Circuit narrowed its Jet Florida rule that allowed suing a discharged debtor as nominal defendant.

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Only Noncitizens with ‘Green Cards’ Qualify for a Florida Homestead Exemption

Intending to reside permanently in the U.S. won’t qualify someone for a Florida homestead exemption unless the debtor is entitled to permanent residency.

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Individual Chapter 11 Debtors Have Standing to Raise Thirteenth Amendment Claims

The Eleventh Circuit was ‘skeptical’ about a violation of the anti-slavery amendment resulting from the appointment of a chapter 11 trustee to oust an individual chapter 11 debtor in possession.

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Circuits Split on Applying Derivative Jurisdiction to a Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

In a removed action, nationwide service under Bankruptcy Rule 7004 can give a district court personal jurisdiction, even though the state court would lack personal jurisdiction.

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