Supreme Court Won’t Rule on Remedies for Overpayments and Violation of Rule 3002.1
The Supreme Court on June 13 declined to hear two bankruptcy cases in the term to begin next October.
Supreme Court on Arbitration (Again): Perhaps Bankruptcy Is Exempt from Arbitration?
Cutting back on knee-jerk invocation of arbitration, the Supreme Court says that agreements to arbitrate are no more enforceable than ordinary contracts.
Bankruptcy Didn’t Block Contempt Proceedings in District Court Against a Debtor
In a case headed for the Tenth Circuit, upholding the dignity of the court overcame the automatic stay.
In Reciprocity States, the Court Must Rule on Contract Issues to Shift Fees, Circuit Says
Even if a dischargeability suit is based on a contract, the winner is not entitled to fee-shifting if the court rules on noncontract issues.
Second Circuit Allows Appellate Attorneys’ Fees for Upholding a Contempt Citation
Finally, a circuit court cites Taggart to help a debtor enforce the discharge injunction.
Importance of the Supreme Court’s Upcoming Bartenwerfer Decision Seen in Florida Case
The decision by the Supreme Court next term in Bartenwerfer will tell us whether debts can be automatically nondischargeable, even when the debtor is without fault.