Consumer Bankruptcy

Disallowance of Nondischargeable Debt Does Not Bar Later Collection, B.A.P. Says

Eighth Circuit B.A.P. majority allows collection of disallowed priority claims.

Sixth Circuit Joins the Split on Whether Bankruptcy Courts Are ‘Courts of the U.S.’

The Supreme Court may have a new case to elevate or diminish the status of bankruptcy courts.

New York District Judges Disagree on Arbitrating Violations of the Discharge Injunction

Important bankruptcy class action cases heading for the Second Circuit.

Circuit Rules Against Equitable Tolling for Objections to Discharge

Section 727(a)(2) is not a statute of limitations, Ninth Circuit holds.

Seventh Circuit Broadens ‘Ordinary Course’ Defense to Benefit Suppliers

Seventh Circuit lauds Judge Lane’s Quebecor World preference opinion.

Faculty Biographies (Central States Bankruptcy Workshop 2016)

Professional Responsibility of Counsel in Consumer Cases: It Isn’t Just Filling Out Forms

I Surrender: Getting Rid of Unwanted Encumbered Property in a Consumer Bankruptcy Case

You Don’t Always Get What You Want, but if You Do It Right, You Might Get What You Deserve

Headaches, Relief and Other Remedies: Let’s Look in That Medicine Cabinet Again