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Fourth Circuit again shows itself to be a debtor-friendly venue.

Ninth Circuit opinion is prime for Supreme Court review regarding the extent of a bankruptcy court’s contempt powers.

Fourth Circuit avoids a result that would have left some debtors ineligible for any exemptions.

Another court rules that Sebelius isn’t controlling on the characterization of the individual mandate under the Bankruptcy Code.

A contrary result would have obviated the judicially recognized right to strip off underwater subordinate liens in chapter 13.

Unperformed obligations must be ‘material’ for a contract to be executory.

Midland Funding expanded to allow unlicensed debt collectors to file claims.

The Fourth Circuit and a Delaware bankruptcy judge reach opposite conclusions on motions to dismiss petitions by solvent debtors.

Local lawyers were also caught up in the maelstrom caused by a ‘nationwide’ firm that skirted bankruptcy law and rules.

Congress created a loophole in the hanging paragraph in Section 1325(a).