Seventh Circuit Broadly Protects Exemption for Annuities in Wisconsin
Annuity purchased 18 months before bankruptcy is exempt in Wisconsin.
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. Classifies a Loan for Living Expenses as a Business Debt
Personal loan with a profit objective becomes a business debt.
Rooker-Feldman Is No Bar to Overruling a State Court on the Automatic Stay
Despite concurrent jurisdiction, courts are split on Rooker-Feldman and the stay.
Dallas Judge Snubs Sam Wyly’s Attempt to Shelter His Home and Annuities
Sometimes, an annuity is not an annuity, regardless of what the documents say.
Even if Tax Debts Are Not Discharged, Penalties Can Be, Judge Boroff Rules
‘Plain meaning’ permits discharge of some tax penalties.
An Allowed Claim Doesn’t Bar an FDCPA Suit from Attacking the Same Debt
Georgia district judge confronts creditors who file claims based on stale debts.
Improperly Taking $297.72 Results in $250,000 in Punitive Damages for Stay Violation
Creditor’s unrepentant attitude escalates punitive damages from $33,700 to $250,000.
Circuit Split Widens on Test for Nondischargeability from Late-Filed Tax Returns
Ninth Circuit avoids the one-day-late rule for nondischargeability of tax debts.
Standards Governing Judicial Estoppel Appeals Are Debated in the D.C. Circuit
Majority in D.C. Circuit are flexible on judicial estoppel summary judgment motions.