Consumer Bankruptcy

Judge Refuses to Vacate Opinion Socking a Bank with $40 Million in ‘Punies’

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.

BAP Upholds $119,000 in Contempt Sanctions; Tells Lender to Modify Its Forms

Lender cannot hide behind a disclaimer to avoid sanctions for violating the discharge injunction, Ninth Circuit BAP holds.

Faculty Biographies (2018 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference)

Consumer Workshop III: Practicing with the New Chapter 13 Form and Rule Changes

Consumer Workshop II: Ethics and Avoiding Malpractice

Consumer Workshop I: Litigation on a Budget

Judges’ Roundtable

Pursuing an Untimely Appeal Is Frivolous and Warrants Sanctions in the Fifth Circuit

Losing its patience with late-filed appeals, the Fifth Circuit is close to making significant sanctions automatic.

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in a Third Bankruptcy Case This Term

High court to decide whether a false oral statement about one asset results in nondischargeability.