Consumer Bankruptcy

Aug 13, 2019

District Court Overrides Arbitration on Disputes Regarding Defective Proofs of Claim

Someday, the Supreme Court will decide whether bankruptcy has an exemption from arbitration not available in ordinary commercial litigation.
Aug 9, 2019

A Michigan Stay Opinion Raises Contempt Issues from the Supreme Court

Does inaction or refusal to turn over estate property absent a turnover order violate the automatic stay?
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?
Aug 12, 2019

Fourth Circuit Widens the Split on Judicial Estoppel’s Bad Faith Presumption

A debtor’s assertion of estate claims implicates ‘real party in interest,’ not Article III standing, circuit court says.