Archive for September 2017
Mildred Dukes v. Suncoast Credit Union: Potential for Uniformity on Discharge of Mortgage Loan Debt in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cases in the Eleventh Circuit
Author: Starlett M. Massey As a general rule, 11 U.S.C. § 1328 (“Section 1328”) states that a debtor is discharged of all debts that are either (i) provided for by the plan or (ii) disallowed. Section 1328 establishes a few exceptions to discharge, one of which pertains to certain long-term debts that mature after the…
Read MoreSupreme Court of Florida lets the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s Ober Decision Stand
By: Amy L. Dilday & Starlett M. Massey On September 6, 2017, the Supreme Court of Florida entered an opinion declining to accept jurisdiction and denying the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea’s Petition for the supreme court to review the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s opinion on rehearing, which it released in Ober v. Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea.…
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