Being Employed Isn’t Enough to Salvage an Individual’s Chapter 11 Discharge
Appeals court talks about discharging a debt when the issue is denial of discharge.
Raising a Circuit Split, Ninth Circuit’s Taggart Opinion Heads for a ‘Cert’ Petition
BAP opinion shows that contempt is virtually impossible to prove in the Ninth Circuit following Taggart.
Circuits Split on Sovereign Immunity and Emotional Distress Damages for a Stay Violation
Ninth Circuit splits with the First on the interpretation of Section 106(a).
There Are No Fractions of a Household in Tacoma, Washington
Judge Lynch of Tacoma follows Idaho’s Judge Pappas in determining the size of a ‘household’ when someone is a part-time resident.
Collection Injunctions Are (Sometimes) Ok in an Individual Chapter 11
Ninth Circuit BAP explains when the holder of a nondischargeable claim can be enjoined from collecting during the life of an individual’s chapter 11 plan.
California Judge Won’t Allow ‘Chapter 20’ to Work Its Magic
Opinion doesn’t cite contrary Ninth Circuit and BAP authority permitting ‘chapter 20.’
Prejudgment Interest at the Higher State Rate Can Be Ok on Nondischargeability
A nondischargeability judgment under Section 523 doesn’t require prejudgment interest at the lower federal rate.
Chapter 13 Discharges Post-Filing Condo Assessments in the Ninth Circuit
Circuit court bases its decision on the omission of Section 523(a)(16) from Section 1328(a).
Courts Split on Paying Chapter 13 Debtor’s Counsel if Conversion Precedes Confirmation
Arizona judge declines to expand Harris v. Viegelahn to cases when conversion precedes confirmation.
Bankruptcy Court’s Contempt Power Includes Incarceration for More Than Three Years
Ninth Circuit gives short shrift to a man who continues defying an order to turn over $1.4 million of estate property.