Four Circuits Agree on Calculating an Exemption Impairment Under Section 522(f)
The circuits agree on a method for calculating an exemption impairment that disadvantages debtors.
Chicago Must Return Impounded Cars Immediately After a Chapter 13 Filing
Judge Thorne rules that exceptions to the automatic stay do not allow the City of Chicago to retain possession of impounded cars.
Circuit Split Narrows on the New Value Defense to a Preference
Eleventh Circuit abandons the notion that new value must remain unpaid to offset a preference.