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Tenth Circuit Imports Section 363(m) to Nonbankruptcy Appeals

Tenth Circuit avoids deciding whether equitable mootness applies outside of bankruptcy.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
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Monday, January 7, 2019
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Supreme Court Grants ‘Cert’ to Decide Whether Good Faith Is a Defense to Contempt

Supreme Court has three bankruptcy cases this term, on nonjudicial foreclosure, trademark rejection, and contempt for a stay violation.

Wildcard Exemption Covered a Prepetition Malpractice Claim

Judge Dales explains how Section 522(g) does not limit, but rather expands, a debtor’s exemptions.

Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Courts Are Split on Breach of Contract Resulting in Nondischargeability

In some circuits, never intending to repay a loan can result in nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(6).

Ninth Circuit Allows Counsel Fees when Debtor Successfully Appeals a Stay Violation

Ninth Circuit is the first court of appeals to expand a debtor’s appellate counsel fees beyond successfully defending an award for a willful stay violation.