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(If it says Ken Klee, It's worth posting and is highly recommended) Financial Lawyers Conference FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.financiallawyers.org "Current Topics in Bankruptcy Litigation: Five Causes of Action, A Theory of Damages, and a Defense" Thursday, December 10, 2009 Ken...
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American Express Bank v. Smith (In re Smith), ---- B.R. ----, 2009 WL -------- (9th Cir. BAP Oct, 2009) Issue: When computing the chapter 13 plan payment, can an above-median chapter 13 debtor deduct payments to secured creditors for property...
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This was completed in August, 2009. I'm a little late in posting it but its kind of a fun read. There is a little article on page 31 about Dennis Montali and one on Judge Richard Medick who died in...
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3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, November 12, 2009 In re Madera, --- F.3d ---, 2009 WL ----------- (3rd Cir. 2009)(summary judgment for creditor is affirmed where 1) the Rooker-Feldman precluded the bankruptcy court's jurisdiction over debtors' rescission claim because that...
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I will have to add this website to my sources.
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Another great job by Tara Twomey. You can access it here. Oral argument is set for December 1, 2009.
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1st Circuit Court of Appeals, November 06, 2009 In re Smith, --- F.3d ----, 2009 WL ---------- (1st Cir. 2009)(late alimony payment penalty was not a domestic support obligation, and as such, the ex-wife's claim was a general unsecured claim...
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From Prof. Lawless' data base, the Bankruptcy Data Project: Filings by chapter in the Central District of California in October, 2009: CACB ch 7; 7839 ch 11; 107 ch 13; 2366 total; 10314 This compares to 9,089 total in September,...
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This is such a great thread from another list serve about In re Lanning, the chapter 13 case now before the Supreme Court which deals with the question, how do you compute the plan payment for an over-median debtor? From...
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(well - a week late) 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, October 30, 2009 In the Matter of: Proeducation Int'l. Inc., --- F.3d ---, 2009 WL ------------- (5th Cir. 2009)(counsel for creditor should not have been disqualified where: 1) the bankruptcy...
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I'm finally getting a chance to read it. You can access it here. Questions to the Trustee's Counsel: JUSTICE GINSBURG: The question is whether -- the question is whether the trustee had to make an objection, when it seems really...
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Total bankruptcy filings for October, 2009 were 130,200, up 3.7% from September, 2009 of 125,500; compared to 120,000 in August; 130,500 in July; 124,800 in June; 120,400 in May; 128,700 in April, 131,000 in March, 102,000 in February and 89,000...
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Boy, four bankruptcy cases in one term - so far! The 10th Circuit opinion is here. This is about what means "projected disposable income" in chapter 13. Doesn't sound too tough, eh? But the code is very specific about how...