Bankruptcy Litigation

3rd Circuit Oct 28, 2019

Circuit Split Narrows on the Automatic Stay and Turnover of Repossessed Cars

Third Circuit also holds that turnover in Section 542(a) is not automatic. The debtor must mount an adversary proceeding to obtain a turnover of property.
9th Circuit Oct 18, 2019

Stay Annulment Is Ok Just to Avoid Liability for Willful Stay Violation

The debtors didn’t have a great case for a stay violation after filing six chapter 13 petitions and living rent-free for five years.
3rd Circuit New Jersey Sep 12, 2019

New Jersey Tax Foreclosures Can Be Preferences, Third Circuit Rules

Although a foreclosure sale can be immune from fraudulent transfer attack, a tax foreclosure not based on the value of the property can be a preference.
10th Circuit Kansas Aug 14, 2019

May a Trustee Recover Proceeds from Fraudulently Transferred Property?

Courts disagree on whether a trustee may recover proceeds of a fraudulent transfer from a later transferee, not only the fraudulently transferred property itself.
7th Circuit Aug 13, 2019

Seventh Circuit Opinion on Contempt Raises Questions under Taggart

On an appeal involving contempt of the discharge injunction, would the circuit court have reached a different conclusion by employing the standard under Taggart?