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The U.S. Supreme Court will rule this term in RadLAX Gateway Hotel Inc. v. ... Read full article

from Aki Koyama, My Colleagues: It looks like I misinterpreted an email from the staff attorney for the Appellee (the Chapter 13 Trustee) in the In re: Baud matter. The Debtor and Appellant in Baud has filed a Petition for... ... Read full article

Today is the first Tuesday in October which marks the start of the Supreme Court's October Term 2011. So far the Court has granted cert in forty-eight cases, only one of which involves bankruptcy. There are a few interesting petitions pending but no ... Read full article

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The Supreme Court issued a second opinion arising from the seemingly endless litigation over claims against the estate of the late Pierce Marshall (Anna Nicole’s elderly husband of one year before his death).  In this 5-4 split opinion released yesterday ... Read full article

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In an 8-1 decision authored by Justice Kagan, the Supreme Court ruled today that an ownership expense is not "applicable" under the Means Test unless the Debtor has an actual payment. Ransom v. FIA Card Services , No. 09-907 (1/11/11). You can ... Read full article

The first case argued before the Supreme Court this term was No. 09-907, Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A . You can find the transcript of the oral argument here . This case raises the issue of whether Courts should give the means test a literal ... Read full article