Chapter 7 Debtors Have No Appellate Standing to Challenge a Short Sale, BAP Says
BAP doesn’t allow debtors to appeal when a trustee sells their home out from underneath them in a short sale.
Supreme Court Won’t Rule on Remedies for Overpayments and Violation of Rule 3002.1
The Supreme Court on June 13 declined to hear two bankruptcy cases in the term to begin next October.
Bankruptcy Courts in Colorado and Minnesota Bar Bifurcated Fee Arrangements
Local rules require lawyers to prepare and fill all required chapter 7 papers regardless of whether the debtor pays the fee or agrees to pay the fee.
Supreme Court on Arbitration (Again): Perhaps Bankruptcy Is Exempt from Arbitration?
Cutting back on knee-jerk invocation of arbitration, the Supreme Court says that agreements to arbitrate are no more enforceable than ordinary contracts.
Bankruptcy Didn’t Block Contempt Proceedings in District Court Against a Debtor
In a case headed for the Tenth Circuit, upholding the dignity of the court overcame the automatic stay.
In Reciprocity States, the Court Must Rule on Contract Issues to Shift Fees, Circuit Says
Even if a dischargeability suit is based on a contract, the winner is not entitled to fee-shifting if the court rules on noncontract issues.