Supreme Court Might Allow FDCPA Suits More than a Year After Occurrence
The ‘fraud-specific discovery rule’ might permit FDCPA suits filed more than one year after the occurrence that gives rise to the claim.
Rifle Held Exempt as Household Goods in Georgia but Not in Connecticut
Claiming a firearm is owned for defense of the household raises the odds that the gun will be exempt as household goods.
Medical Bills Are Held to Be Consumer Debts, Invoking the Means Test
Someone forced into bankruptcy on account of medical bills will also be forced into chapter 13.
Supreme Court Grapples with ‘Finality’ in Ritzen v. Jackson Masonry
Justices may narrow Bullard by drawing back from the requirement that finality requires a change in the status quo.
A Motion to Dismiss an Involuntary Petition Only Postpones Filing a Creditor List
Ninth Circuit BAP balances the need for quickly dealing with an involuntary petition against the petitioners’ right to discovery and a list of creditors.
One Owner May Strip a Lien Off Property Owned JTWROS, Judge Huennekens Says
Courts disagree on lien stripping by one owner of entireties property and jointly owned property.
Circuit Split Narrows on the Automatic Stay and Turnover of Repossessed Cars
Third Circuit also holds that turnover in Section 542(a) is not automatic. The debtor must mount an adversary proceeding to obtain a turnover of property.
Another Appellate Court Bars Arbitration of ‘Core’ Claims
State attorney general was allowed to intervene in a class suit alleging that a lender violated usury laws.
Courts Split on Allowing a Late Claim if the Creditor Was Not Listed
Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Brown of Denver differs with Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner of Baltimore on the interpretation of Bankruptcy Rule 3002(c)(6).