2 federal judges find constitutional problem with debtors prisons and bail in New Orleans
ABA Journal Daily News
ABA Journal Daily News
On March 20, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 220 into law. The bill is designed to limit the ability of defendants in foreclosure proceedings to keep contesting the foreclosure after agreeing, in bankruptcy, to surrender the property to their lenders. Foreclosure News
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently took up the issue of a Chapter 11 Debtor's requirements to cure a loan default through its Chapter 11 plan. The result was a ruling that overturned previous law that entitled debtors to avoid certain consequences of the loan default, including higher, post-default interest rates. Foreclosure News
On October 4, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that chapter 7 debtors who file a statement of intention to surrender real property in bankruptcy cannot later contest a foreclosure action, and bankruptcy courts have broad power and authority to sanction violations. Failla v. Foreclosure News
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is seeking civil penalties against a debt-collection law firm accused of pursuing cases based on inaccurate or incomplete information. Healey… ABA Journal Daily News