Supreme Court Allows Debt Collectors to File Time-Barred Proofs of Claim
High court allows a business model that is based on the inadvertence of trustees and creditors.
Consumers Have an Uphill Fight to Avoid a Second Supreme Court Defeat on the FDCPA
Statutory interpretation dominates argument on the term’s second FDCPA case.
Supreme Court Hears Argument on Stale Claims and the FDCPA
Debtors have an uphill fight for the Supreme Court to ban the filing of stale claims.
Solicitor General Supports the Debtor in Midland Funding on FDCPA Violation
Government says that filing a stale bankruptcy claim violates the FDCPA.
Supreme Court May Grant ‘Cert’ in Several More Bankruptcy Cases
Consumer and reorganization circuit splits are seeking Supreme Court review.
Law Professors Disagree on How the Supreme Court Should Decide Jevic on Structured Dismissals
Is there flexibility to depart from bankruptcy priorities? Professors disagree.
Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Splits on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
High court grants certiorari in a second bankruptcy case for the new term.
Supreme Court Temporarily Ducks Case on Individuals’ Right to Sue
Showing violation of a federal statute might not itself entitle a consumer to sue.
Supreme Court: Misrepresentation Not Required for ‘Actual Fraud’ Nondischargeability
Supreme Court reverses Fifth Circuit on ‘actual fraud’ dischargeability case.
Supreme Court Argument Pits Notions of Equity Against Statutory Construction
Ghost of Justice Scalia haunts the high court in a statutory construction case.