Ninth Circuit Creates Split on Appellate Standard for ‘Consumer Debt’ Determination
Dissenter contends that the majority misread the circuit’s own precedent.
No New Bankruptcy Cases Have Been Added to Supreme Court Docket — Not Yet, at Least
Several cases are in the running for Supreme Court review this term or next.
En Banc, Eleventh Circuit Narrows Applicability of Judicial Estoppel in Bankruptcy
Eleventh Circuit inveighs against harming innocent creditors by invoking judicial estoppel.
Fee Cap in Section 502(b)(4) Seldom Applies to Contingencies, Ninth Circuit Holds
Ninth Circuit ringingly endorses allowance of prepetition contingent fee arrangements.
Courts Can’t Sanction Debt Collectors for Filing Stale Claims after Midland Funding
The Code or rules must change to bar debt collectors from filing stale claims, Judge Dow says.
Ninth Circuit Demands Amended Schedules to Avoid Judicial Estoppel
Dissenter argues that suing in bankruptcy court was sufficient disclosure to avoid judicial estoppel.