Payments Under the NFL’s Brain Injury Settlement Are Exempt, Florida Judge Rules
Compensation for brain injury is a disability payment, not payment on a tort claim.
A Destitute Debtor Succeeds in Discharging Student Loans
Holding two advanced degrees didn’t bar the discharge of student loans.
Courts Split on Paying Chapter 13 Debtor’s Counsel if Conversion Precedes Confirmation
Arizona judge declines to expand Harris v. Viegelahn to cases when conversion precedes confirmation.
Bankruptcy Court’s Contempt Power Includes Incarceration for More Than Three Years
Ninth Circuit gives short shrift to a man who continues defying an order to turn over $1.4 million of estate property.
Colleges Beat Back Another Fraudulent Transfer Suit Aimed at Tuition Payments
Federal student loan proceeds were never the parents’ property and thus could not be recovered by a trustee.