Foolishly Accumulating Student Loans Does Not Factor into Dischargeability, Circuit Holds
ABI President Eugene Wedoff wins a pro bono victory in the Eleventh Circuit.
Fees to Recover Sanctions Are Permitted under 28 U.S.C. § 1927
Lawyers can be nailed for misconduct under Section 1927, but not their clients.
Consumers Have an Uphill Fight to Avoid a Second Supreme Court Defeat on the FDCPA
Statutory interpretation dominates argument on the term’s second FDCPA case.
Unenforceable Reaffirmation Agreements Trump the D’Oench Duhme Doctrine
Rights of debtors take precedence over rights of the FDIC, the Tenth Circuit holds.
Split Grows on Unanticipated Circumstances to Modify a Chapter 13 Plan
Georgia judge follows the majority by more liberally allowing a chapter 13 plan modification.
Willful Stay Violation Can Justify Damages for Emotional Distress, Third Circuit Says
For an ‘egregious’ stay violation, medical evidence of emotional distress is not required.