7th Circuit

Seventh Circuit holds that comparative fault requires a reduction in compensatory damages for a discharge violation but not for a debtor’s attorneys’ fees.

Courts are divided on whether automatic stay termination in Section 362(c)(3) applies to property of the debtor’s estate.

Chicago’s Bankruptcy Judge Donald Cassling nixed an idea that would have made chapter 13 unpalatable for debtors’ counsel.

Wife who contributed nothing toward household expenses is still counted as part of the ‘household,’ Chicago’s Judge Slade says.

A class action in Chicago will decide whether bankruptcy judges have the tools to rectify a single creditor’s violation of the rights of similarly situated debtors.

Judge Peter Henderson declined to adopt an interpretation of Section 548 that would turn innocent retailers into recipients of fraudulent transfers when someone buys goods but turns the goods over to someone else.

Whoever was overwithheld is entitled to the IRS refund when one spouse doesn’t file, Judge Michael Slade says.

To obtain a judgment lien, filing a UCC financing statement is no substitute for docketing a judgment.

Despite Section 1325(a)(5)(B), an auto lender was entitled to retain a lien when there were co-debtors.

Circuits are split on whether claims for contempt of the discharge injunction must be brought in the bankruptcy court that issued the discharge.