Consumer Bankruptcy

Consumer Case Law Update

Faculty Biographies (2020 Midwestern Virtual Bankruptcy Institute)

Case Law Update (2020 Midwestern Virtual Bankruptcy Institute)

COVID-19 Economic Fallout: Consumer Issues

Frank W. Koger Memorial Lecture: Bankruptcy as a Social Safety Net: Policy Considerations in a Time of Pandemic

Jointly Owned Property Is Presumptively Community Property in California

Title doesn’t control: Jointly owned property is nonetheless community property in a dispute with a bankruptcy trustee, the California Supreme Court says.

Filing in a State Doesn’t Always Require Claiming Exemptions Under that State’s Laws

The Ninth Circuit BAP explained that debtors may claim exemptions under the law of the state where they are domiciled, which may not be where they filed or reside.