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Connecticut District Judge Allows ‘Chapter 20’ to Strip Off Subordinate Lien

Second Circuit primed to agree or split with three circuits on ‘chapter 20’ lien stripping.

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Ownership or Lease Not Required to Claim Auto Expense Deduction

Ninth Circuit B.A.P. goes easy on a debtor who can’t afford to own a car on her own.

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Circuit Split Deepens on Stale Claims as Violations of the FDCPA

Vigorous dissents in the Seventh and Fourth Circuits accentuate splits on the FDCPA.

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Friday, August 26, 2016

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Friday, August 26, 2016

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Bankruptcy Litigation

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Consumer Bankruptcy

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Ninth Circuit Holds that 510(b) Subordination Applies to Individual Debtors

Ninth Circuit follows the Second Circuit and rejects the Ninth Circuit B.A.P.

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

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Husky Breeds a New Species of Loss of Discharge Not Benefitting All Creditors

Debt not resulting from ‘actual fraud’ is nondischargeable if fraud is grounds for veil piercing, Tenth Circuit B.A.P. holds.

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Finality Governed by Resolution of All Issues in an Adversary Proceeding

Unusual facts permit no exception to rigid rules on appellate jurisdiction.

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Courts Divided on Contempt Sanctions as Automatically Nondischargeable

Showing intentional violation of court order isn’t enough for nondischargeability.

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Ohio Southern District

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