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.
Circuit Split on Wage Garnishments Underpins a Certiorari Petition
Certiorari petition asks Supreme Court to narrow Local Loan and Barnhill.
Seventh Circuit Opines on Method for Calculating ‘New Value’ Defense
Average daily sales suffice to show the date when new value was advanced.
En Banc, Eleventh Circuit Narrows Applicability of Judicial Estoppel in Bankruptcy
Eleventh Circuit inveighs against harming innocent creditors by invoking judicial estoppel.
Emotional Distress Damages Awarded for Civil Contempt on Automatic Stay Violation
Philadelphia judge socks the city’s parking authority for impounding a debtor’s car twice.
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.
Tax Sales Can Be Avoided as Preferences, New Jersey Judge Rules
Federalism concerns do not protect tax foreclosures like they do mortgage foreclosures, Judge Gravelle says.
Ninth Circuit Demands Amended Schedules to Avoid Judicial Estoppel
Dissenter argues that suing in bankruptcy court was sufficient disclosure to avoid judicial estoppel.