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US Supreme Court holds increased fees unconstitutional in some bankruptcy cases – JURIST – News
Case name: Siegel v. Fitzgerald Decided: Monday, June 5, 2022 This case prompted the Court put a check on Congress: Congress should not be...
Massachusetts Appeals Court interprets Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
In a recent decision, the Massachusetts Appeals Court provided guidance regarding the newly adopted Massachusetts Uniform Enforcement of...
Debt from a debtor’s defunct business and employment in related field can help debtors qualify for Subchapter V eligibility
Bankruptcy Judge Benjamin A. Kahn of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina recently issued an...
Prepetition arbitration award for treble damages for ‘willful misconduct’ won’t automatically result in nondischargeability per ruling by Judge in United States Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of New York
Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Grossman of the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of New York recently issued a decision...
Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Tennessee finds debtor lacked standing to object to creditor claim despite having nondischargeable debts
Bankruptcy Judge Jennie D. Latta of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee, Western Division recently held that...
Unusual circumstances permit selling property free and clear of judicial liens
Judge Robert E. Grossman of the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of New York recently decided whether a chapter 7...
First Circuit does not allow a debtor to avoid the consequences of abusive conduct with dismissal do not apply to corporate debtors in Subchapter V cases
Judge Bruce M. Selya of the First Circuit examined the decisions of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (the “BAP”) and the United States...
Maryland Bankruptcy Court holds that the non-dischargeability provisions of Section 523(a) do not apply to corporate debtors in Subchapter V cases
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland became the first court to grapple with the issue of whether corporate...
Divide continues to grow on whether a Subchapter V debtor must be “currently” engaged in business
Bankruptcy Judge Edward L. Morris of Fort Worth, Texas is the latest judge to address whether the owner of a defunct business qualifies...
California bankruptcy judge holds COVID-19 Moratoria didn’t apply in Chapter 7 case
In a case of first impression, Judge Robert Kwan of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles...
Small-dollar avoidance exception not applicable according to ‘plain language’
In a preference suit within the Petland Discounts Inc. chapter 7 case pending in the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New...
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