Indiana Northern District Mar 25, 2026

Filing Suit in Bankruptcy Court, the Debtor Lost a Seventh Amendment Right to a Jury

Quick Take Does filing bankruptcy by itself waive a debtor’s right to a jury trial when suing a creditor?
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California Eastern District Mar 27, 2026

Debtor’s Voluntary Dismissal of a Chapter 13 Case Won’t Evade Sanctions for Misconduct

Quick Take Voluntary dismissal of a chapter 13 case isn’t automatic. A motion and a hearing are required.
Bankruptcy Litigation Practice and Procedure Consumer Bankruptcy Discharge/Dischargeability
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Colorado Mar 24, 2026

Exemption Waiver Doesn’t Prevent Avoiding Judicial Liens that Impair Exemptions

Quick Take Issue preclusion and Rooker-Feldman didn’t prevent an individual debtor from avoiding a judicial lien that impaired a homestead exemption despite a waiver of the exemption.
Claims Consumer Bankruptcy Finance and Banking
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Structure and Implications of Liability-Management Exercises

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Structure and Implications of Liability-Management Exercises

April 30, 2026

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Colorado Mar 16, 2026

Sometimes, a Debtor May Claim an Exemption in Fraudulently Transferred Property

Quick Take The Section 522(g) preclusion of an exemption on fraudulently transferred property only applies if the trustee recovers the property.
Claims Fraudulent Transfers Consumer Bankruptcy
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9th Circuit Mar 17, 2026

BAP Decision Shows How ‘Plain Meaning’ Would Have Given the Wrong Result

Quick Take An order disallowing a claim didn’t really mean the claim was disallowed.
Claims Consumer Bankruptcy Mortgage Business Reorganization
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4th Circuit Mar 18, 2026

Over Dissent, the Fourth Circuit Says No Arbitration for Automatic Stay Violations

Quick Take A nationwide class action for a stay violation seems to be an open issue.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice and Procedure Consumer Bankruptcy Business Reorganization
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