Willful Breach of Contract Doesn’t Result in Section 523(a)(6) Nondischargeability
Without allegations of an intentional tort, a willful breach of contract can’t be nondischargeable as a ‘willful and malicious’ injury.
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A ‘Letter Box’ Company Is Denied Foreign Main and Nonmain Recognition in Chapter 15
Being registered, plus having directors and an address, on the Isle of Man wasn’t sufficient to show COMI or an ‘establishment’ justifying recognition under chapter 15.
Retirees Breathe a Sigh of Relief: A Golf Cart Can Be an Exempt Motor Vehicle
Surprisingly, no court had previously ruled on whether a golf cart can be exempt.
Two Bankruptcy Judges Address Splits on Two Major Preference Issues
Does Rule 9006(a) expand the 30-day window for perfection, and can perfection be “substantially contemporaneous” even if perfection occurs after 30 days?
Cashier’s Checks and Ordinary Checks Are Treated the Same Under Barnhill
The UCC and Barnhill are in accord when it comes to ownership of funds underlying an unpaid check.
Reconstructed Time Records Are Ok in a POC for Pre-Filing Attorneys’ Fees
Rule 3001 doesn’t require time records in a mortgage lender’s proof of claim, Judge Loyd says.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Janice D. Loyd
Child Support Cases Avoid Thorny Choice of Law Questions
Judge Janice Loyd writes a handbook on choice of law and statutes of limitations.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Janice D. Loyd