Bankruptcy Litigation

Supreme Court Sep 19, 2019

Justices Postpone Argument in Fulton until the Supreme Court’s Next Term

Supreme Court won’t decide until late this year or early 2021 whether the automatic stay requires creditors to turn over repossessed property without a turnover action.
9th Circuit Mar 9, 2020

Two Circuits Hold that a Debt Buyer Can Be a ‘Debt Collector’ Under the FDCPA

Even the dissenter in the Ninth Circuit would not let a debt buyer off the hook if the complaint were properly pleaded.

Fifth Circuit’s Seminal Reed Decision Not Followed in Chapter 13

Bankruptcy judge finds no statutory power for a chapter 13 trustee to prosecute a lawsuit that the debtor was judicially estopped for pursuing.