Consumer Bankruptcy

The bankruptcy court’s inference of intent to hinder the trustee wasn’t supported by the evidence, the district judge says in reversing a denial discharge.

Questions and Answers with USTP Director Tara Twomey By Tara Twomey T ara Twomey became director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees on Feb. 27, 2023. In this article, she answers some questions for the ABI Journal about her career in bankruptcy law and the work

State laws differ on whether defensive appellate rights are estate property that may be sold.

New York’s Judge David Jones explored the intricacies of Section 322(b)(22)’s bar to using bankruptcy to halt eviction.

The Ninth Circuit explains why the debt owing to a creditor without notice is discharged in a ‘no asset’ case but not in an ‘asset’ case.

President’s Column As I write my final column, I am reflecting on what an ever-advancing organization ABI is. For more than four decades, ABI has been the force of the insolvency and restructuring industry. Under the leadership of each president, the organization has

The unanimous decision on March 19 by Justice Gorsuch contains language that could be used on both sides of the argument about the validity of equitable mootness.

Dividing Love: How Bankruptcy Proceedings and State Laws Can Separate Pets from Their Owners By Katherine S. Dute and Ryan M. Messina We can all agree that domestic pets — not including purebred pets, show pets or some limited exceptions such as horses — have a low fair

Benchnotes By Aaron M. Kaufman, Bradley D. Pack and Christina Sanfelippo Preference Claims Under § 547 Are Estate Property and May Be Sold Joining the Eighth and Ninth Circuits, 1 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that claims for the avoidance of

The Supreme Court’s narrowing of Rooker-Feldman is showing up in circuit court opinions.