Federal Judgment Rate Is Employed when Claims Are Paid in Full
Courts remain divided on what ‘legal rate’ means in Section 726(a)(5).
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James R. Sacca
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Judgments for Malice in California Aren’t Nondischargeable Automatically
Ninth Circuit again shows deference to the BAP in making the circuit’s bankruptcy law.
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Ninth Circuit BAP
Sixth Circuit Thwarts Tennessee in Jacking Up Interest Rate on Tax Claims
Does ‘nonbankruptcy law’ mean any law other than the Bankruptcy Code?
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Jane B. Stranch
“Dance Moms” Star's Bankruptcy Fraud Sentencing to Be Rescheduled
The finale to Abby Lee Miller's bankruptcy fraud case again has been postponed, the TribLive.com reported today. The star of the reality series “Dance Moms” was scheduled to learn her fate on Friday in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. However, Judge Joy Flowers Conti on Wednesday canceled the sentencing hearing at the request of federal prosecutors. A new date has not yet been scheduled. Miller is seeking probation. Federal prosecutors contend Conti should give Miller 24 to 30 months in prison. A Pittsburgh native, Miller, 50, in June pleaded guilty to concealing assets during her 2010 Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearing and failing to report bringing more than $10,000 into the country from Australia in 2014. She remains free on a $10,000 unsecured bond.
For Insufficient Notice, a Recorded Right of First Refusal Survived a Sale
Constructive notice deprived a purchaser of ‘bona fide’ status.
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Susan V. Kelley
Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud
Rietta M. Miller of Harrisburg, Ill., pled guilty to a bankruptcy fraud charge pending against her in federal court in Benton, U.S. Attorney Donald S. Boyce for the Southern District of Illinois announced on Friday. Miller was charged with concealing assets in her bankruptcy case. In pleading guilty today, Miller admitted that she concealed from the bankruptcy court a $47,736.12 worker’s compensation settlement she received approximately one month before she filed bankruptcy. Miller acknowledged that she attempted to conceal this money from the Bankruptcy Court by moving the funds in and out of her bank accounts. Miller also admitted that she lied on the bankruptcy petition and schedules she filed with the bankruptcy court, and again when she was asked questions under oath at a Meeting of Creditors held in her bankruptcy case. Miller’s chapter 7 bankruptcy case was filed and litigated in bankruptcy court.
