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Even though the debtor defaulted, Judge Christopher Klein held a trial and ruled that the lender had not relied on a false loan application.

A debt that’s been paid in full under state law is discharged even if the debtor never receives a discharge, Judge Klein says.

California judge sides with former Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes by holding that the U.S. Trustee does not have statutory power to appoint an unsecured committee in a chapter 9 case.

California judge differs with the Third Circuit regarding the presumption of collateral value flowing from a lender’s proof of secured claim.

Objection is not required to bar a discharge to an individual who received a chapter 7 discharge within eight years.

California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.

Judges uses Section 329(a) to vacate a contingency lien for more than the value of the lawyer’s services.

California judge counsels Ninth Circuit about procedures for enforcing discharge injunctions.

Non-consumer debts must be related to an existing business or current job.