Consumer Bankruptcy

District Judge Okays Extraterritorial Application of a State’s Exemptions

Liberal exemptions save the day for debtors who moved before filing.

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Means Test Applies in a Chapter 7 Case Converted from Chapter 13, Circuit Rules

Eleventh Circuit relies on the ‘evolution’ of Section 707(b) to proscribe an evasion of the means test.

Court :

11th Circuit

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

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Court Administration

Consumer Bankruptcy

Consumer Debt

Discharge/Dischargeability

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Inside ABI July 2017

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Business Reorganization

Legislative Highlights July 2017

July 2017

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Bankruptcy Litigation

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

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Consumer Bankruptcy

Consumer Debt

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Look Forward 5 Years, Not 25, on Debtor’s Inability to Repay Student Loans, Judge Says

Term of the loan is the ‘relevant period’ for judging student loan dischargeability.

Court :

3rd Circuit

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Eastern District

Bankruptcy Court Can Rule on Personal Injury Claim with Creditor’s Implied Consent

Supreme Court held that Section 157(b)(5) is not jurisdictional, Delaware district judge says.

Court :

3rd Circuit

Delaware

Thursday, June 22, 2017

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Consumer Bankruptcy

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Mortgage Deficiency Judgments Are Avoidable Impairments, BAP Holds

Courts divided on rationale, Sixth Circuit BAP adopts First Circuit’s approach.

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6th Circuit

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