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BAP Opinion Shows How Taggart Changes the Outcome of Contempt Motions

Ninth Circuit BAP says that payment of a secured claim in full automatically terminates the underlying lien, even if the plan doesn’t say so explicitly.

Thursday, October 31, 2019
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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Ethics: Who Is the Client?

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Stay Annulment Is Ok Just to Avoid Liability for Willful Stay Violation

The debtors didn’t have a great case for a stay violation after filing six chapter 13 petitions and living rent-free for five years.

Tuesday, October 15, 2019
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Failure to Raise a Stern Objection Violates a Lawyer’s Standard of Care

The lawyer whose waiver led to Wellness International avoided malpractice by the skin of his teeth.