NC Appellate Court Rules Plans Must Be Unambiguous to Hold a Creditor in Civil Contempt, Citing Taggart
After Taggart v. Lorenzen, plans, orders and injunctions must be highly specific to hold an offending creditor in contempt.
Second Circuit Makes Taggart Applicable to All Contempt Citations in Bankruptcy Court
Even for egregious, repeated violations of Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1, the bankruptcy court may only award recovery of economic losses, never punitive damages.
Supreme Court Majority Deals a Blow to Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws
Supreme Court narrows Spokeo by holding that violation of a statute won’t always give rise to standing and the right to sue for damages.
Ninth Circuit Puts Limits on the Supreme Court’s Preclusion of Equitable Remedies
Law v. Siegel didn’t bar bankruptcy courts from invoking doctrines of claim and issue preclusion, the Ninth Circuit says.
Lack of Permanent Resident Status Doesn’t Always Defeat a Homestead Exemption
Having a family member in the home who made a formal request for legal residence will suffice to permit a Florida homestead exemption, Judge Jennemann said.