Calculation of Punitive Damages Did Not Consider Amount of Attorneys’ Fees
$50,000 in punitive damages held excessive when actual damages were $1,500.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Jane S. Restani
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Using Untrained Personnel Is No Defense Against Willful Stay Violation
Simple mistake mushrooms into $50,000 in punitive damages for stay violation.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
William R. Sawyer
Careful Timing Lets Chapter 13 Debtors Retain Personal Injury Settlements
Bankruptcy judge interprets ‘cause’ under Section 1329(c) as being debtor-centric.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Dwight H. Williams, Jr.
District Court Bars Discharge When Student Loans Are Taken Voluntarily
District court arguably tightened Eleventh Circuit’s test on student loan dischargeability.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
W. Keith Watkins
FDCPA Case Percolates Toward the Eleventh Circuit, Setting up a Petition for Certiorari
$1,000 in damages justifies $36,000 in attorneys’ fees for violating the FDCPA.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
William R. Sawyer