Rochelle's Daily Wire

Courts are split on whether a personal guaranty survives bankruptcy.

Courts are split on whether large medical bills are consumer debts that invoke the means test and can bar relief in chapter 7.

Michigan judges disagree about the court’s ability to consider Social Security benefits in deciding whether a chapter plan was proposed in good faith.

Careful drafting and copious documentation are required for a bifurcated fee arrangement to pass muster in chapter 7.

Sixth Circuit upholds dismissal of claims for reverse veil piercing and reverse alter ego.

Over a dissent, the Sixth Circuit holds that FERC may offer its opinion but may not bar a bankruptcy court from rejecting a power purchase agreement after considering the public interest.

An ambiguous demand letter violated the discharge injunction, but the lender was not held in contempt in light of Taggart.

Courts are split on whether chapter 13 debtors may deduct voluntary contributions to retirement accounts from ‘disposable income.’

Extinguishing contingent environmental claims doesn’t comply with the Sixth Circuit’s Dow Corning test, Judge Koschik says.

A ‘runoff’ policy purchased after filing is a continuation of a pre-bankruptcy policy, district judge says.