Orders Reversing Confirmation Are Not Final and Not Appealable
Ninth Circuit ducks a chance to rule on ‘forced vesting.’
Florida Judge Narrowly Interprets Eleventh Circuit’s Failla Decision on Surrender
Decisions to surrender aren’t made in ‘perpetuity,’ Judge Isicoff holds.
Massachusetts Judge Limits Chapter 13 Debtor’s Standing to Sue
Chapter 11 committees achieve standing more readily than chapter 13 debtors.
Can a Plan Modify and Pay Off a Secured Claim Without Creditor Participation?
Texas judge circumvents Fifth Circuit’s requirement of secured creditor participation in chapters 11 and 13.
Rooker-Feldman Protects Unperfected Mortgages and Permits Foreclosure
Unperfected mortgage can be perfected after discharge, BAP implies.
Mortgage Deficiency Judgments Are Avoidable Impairments, BAP Holds
Courts divided on rationale, Sixth Circuit BAP adopts First Circuit’s approach.
EDNY Changes Policies about Defaults on Direct-Pay Mortgages in Chapter 13
Mortgage payments are considered ‘under the plan’ even if made by the chapter 13 debtors directly.