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Pre-bankruptcy planning was ‘creative’ but didn’t succeed in enlarging the debtor’s exemptions.

The bankruptcy court is no longer a court of equity; here’s another example.

Remedies available to a bankruptcy judge are limited when granting a partial discharge of student loans.

Breaching a covenant not to compete does not give rise to a claim, because the primary remedy is equitable.

Innocent mistake turns into a $6,000 sanction for ‘willful failure to cooperate.’

Kansas judge differs with a non-precedential Tenth Circuit opinion on Rooker-Feldman.

Trend continues in broadly interpreting Barton v. Barbour.

Kansas judge strictly enforces rules on filing dischargeability complaints.

Kansas Judge Janice Karlin sympathizes with consumers who can’t afford fees up front.

Bad policy choice in chapter 13 is an issue for Congress, not the courts, judge says.