Early valuation aids a debtor in stripping off during an up market.
Chapter 13 debtor lawyers are paid when cases dismiss rather than convert.
Discharge denial is enough sanction for a debtor who doesn’t cooperate with the trustee.
Buffalo case begs for circuit court ruling to set up a circuit conflict and cert petition.
Lender needs more than Blue Book value to win a valuation trial.
Not knowing a cause of action exists sometimes keeps a tort claim out of the estate.
New York judges narrowly define ‘educational benefit’ to discharge student loans.
High court should revisit Kelly v. Robinson from 1986, circuit court says.
Chattanooga judge takes pity on a debtor about to lose her home in a tax sale.
Question left open in Harris v. Viegelahn decided against debtor in chapter 11.