Consumer Bankruptcy

Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Judges Disagree on Allowing Emotional Distress Damages

One day apart, bankruptcy judges in the Ninth Circuit disagreed on emotional distress damages for violations of the discharge injunction.
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Res Judicata Bars Objections to Plan Amendments that Could Have Been Raised Before

Is feasibility of a plan reviewed for abuse of discretion or clear error? The circuits are split.
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Circuits Split: Does Anti-Modification Apply to Any Property with a Principal Residence?

Eleventh Circuit seems to hold that a mortgage on any property with a principal residence can’t be modified even if the principal use of the property is commercial.
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