Bankruptcy
January 21, 2016

7th Circuit Says Bank Should Be Treated as Unsecured Creditor Because of Failure to Investigate Suspicious Activity

A recent opinion from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that the Bank of New…
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Bankruptcy
December 24, 2015

California’s New Uniform Voidable Transactions Act Effective January 1, 2016

Last July, California became the seventh state to enact the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (‘UVTA”),…
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December 14, 2015

U.S. Trustee Program Settles with Wells Fargo for Errors Affecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy

A $81.6 million settlement has been reached between the Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program…
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Bankruptcy
December 10, 2015

Major Changes to Bankruptcy Forms Effective on December 1, 2015

The official forms for use in bankruptcy courts will be updated as of December 1,…
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Bankruptcy
November 30, 2015

Bankruptcy Appeals Court Rules Statute of Limitations for Intentional Fraudulent Transfers Starts When Transfer is Discovered, Not Recorded

The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (“BAP”) recently published a decision determining that…
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Bankruptcy
November 12, 2015

California Bankruptcy Court Finds Implied Consent is Valid Basis to Surcharge Secured Creditors’ Collateral

A California bankruptcy court has given a trustee’s expenses priority over the secured creditors’ recovery…
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Bankruptcy
November 9, 2015

Bankruptcy Court Rules Domestic Partners Don’t Qualify as Spouses

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California has ruled that two California…
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Bankruptcy
August 31, 2015

Bankruptcy Court Affirms That Post-Petition Foreclosure Payment Not Property of Debtor’s Estate

The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a bankruptcy court’s order…
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Bankruptcy
August 10, 2015

Ninth Circuit Finds Doctrine of Unclean Hands Cannot Prevent Recovery of Stolen Funds

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the doctrine of…
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Bankruptcy
June 11, 2015

Bill to Increase California Exemptions Passes State Senate

California SB 308, a bill that makes several significant changes to California exemptions in an…
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