Mortgage Servicer Hit with $300,000 in Actual and Punitive Damages for Stay Violation
The creditor was guilty of an automatic stay violation, but Taggart insulated the creditor from liability for a discharge violation for continuation of the same conduct.
Ninth Circuit Equivocates on ‘Collection Injunctions’ in Individual Chapter 11s
Dissenter in the Ninth Circuit says that utilizing provisions in the Bankruptcy Code is not bad faith barring confirmation.
Fifth Circuit Rules that the Penalty under the ACA Isn’t a Priority Tax Claim
The exaction for failure to purchase health insurance isn’t an excise tax ‘on a transaction’ under Section 507(a)(8)(E)(i).
Bankruptcy Discharge Cuts Off Future Liability on a Guaranty
Courts are split on whether a personal guaranty survives bankruptcy.
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.
Large Medical Bills Held Not to Be ‘Consumer’ Debts
Courts are split on whether large medical bills are consumer debts that invoke the means test and can bar relief in chapter 7.
Lender and Servicer Held Liable for Making False Claim for Real Estate Taxes
Judge Rodriguez holds servicer and lender liable under Rule 3002.1 and the FDCPA for making a claim for unpaid real estate taxes that had been paid.
Circuit Split Widens over Discharging Taxes on Late-Filed Returns
The Supreme Court has ducked the split twice in recent years but should tackle the question this time around.