Creditors Lack Standing to Appeal in ‘No Asset’ Cases
Sometimes only priority creditors will have standing to appeal, Seventh Circuit says.
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Ann Claire Williams
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Seventh Circuit Requires Chapter 13 Payments Beyond Five Years
Appeals court narrowly reads Bullard on finality.
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Lynn S. Adelman
Seventh Circuit Broadens ‘Ordinary Course’ Defense to Benefit Suppliers
Seventh Circuit lauds Judge Lane’s Quebecor World preference opinion.
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Diane S. Sykes
In-Kind Income Excluded from Calculation of Current Monthly Income
Judge takes practical approach to decide what’s considered current monthly income.
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Susan V. Kelley
Courts Split on Allowing Individual Debtors to Retain Wages on Conversion from 11 to 7
Question left open in Harris v. Viegelahn decided against debtor in chapter 11.
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John Z. Lee
Power to Issue Money Judgment for Nondischargeable Debt Survives after Stern
Posner chides bankruptcy judge for reluctance to enter money judgment.
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Richard A. Posner
Chicago Judge Splits with Ninth Circuit on Interest for Unsecured Claims in Surplus Plan
Default interest rate given to unsecured creditors in full-payment chapter 11 plan.
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Robert M. Dow Jr.
Seventh Circuit Tells Lower Courts to Duck State Law Foreclosure Issues
State courts should rule on state law issues, says circuit panel including Richard Posner.
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Kenneth F. Ripple
Seventh Circuit Allows Using Objective Evidence to Prove Subjective Recklessness
Lawyer’s malpractice can satisfy Bullock’s recklessness standard for nondischargeability.
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David F. Hamilton
Rule 9(b) Fraud Pleading Standards Don’t Apply to an FDCPA Complaint
Willfulness is not required by the FDCPA when pleading an automatic stay violation.
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J. Phil Gilbert