Monthly Archives: February 2018

Non-Dischargeability: Shuffling Assets Among Entities May Lead To Non-Dischargeability No Matter How Indirect and Difficult to Follow

Dz Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaft Bank v. Meyer, 869 F.3d 939 (9th Cir. 2017)– The debtors caused assets to be transferred out of a closely-held corporation. A bank creditor alleged that the indirect transfer constituted a fraudulent transfer, and as … Continue reading

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Statutory Liens: May Not Necessarily Be Unassailable

Los Angeles County Treasurer v. Mainline Equipment, Inc. (In re Mainline Equipment, Inc.), 865 F.3d 1179 (9th Cir. 2017) – A Chapter 11 debtor sought to avoid a county’s prepetition personal property tax liens pursuant to section 545 of the Bankruptcy … Continue reading

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Nondischarge for Fraud and the Like: Going After the Debtor May be Harder Than You Would Expect

Cowin v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (In re Cowin), 864 F.3d 344 (5th Cir. 2017) – Deed of trust holders sought to except debts from discharge in a debtor’s individual chapter 11 case on the grounds of debtor’s larceny, embezzlement, or … Continue reading

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Deficiency Claims: State Law Procedures Can Safely Be Ignored … Or Not

Melikian Enterprises, LLLP v. McCormick, 863 F.3d 802 (8th Circuit 2017) – Individual chapter 11 debtors objected to a proof of claim filed by a deed of trust creditor for the deficiency remaining after a trustee’s sale of their property. … Continue reading

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