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Relevant Issues Resolved by the Supreme Court

Supreme Court Cases Decided Under The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978

  • Ohio v. Kovacs, 469 U.S. 274 (1985) (holding that the debtor's obligation to comply with a state court injunction to clean up a hazardous waste disposal site was a "debt" or "liability on a claim" subject to discharge under the Bankruptcy Code).
  • Johnson v. Home State Bank, 501 U.S. 78 (1991) (holding that a mortgage surviving a Chapter 7 discharge of the debtor's personal liability was a "claim" subject to inclusion in an approved Chapter 13 plan).

Supreme Court Cases Decided Under BAPCPA

  • Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. United States, 559 U.S. 229 (2010) (addressing the meaning of "debt relief agencies" under the BAPCPA).
  • L. v. Siegel, 571 U.S. 415 (2014) (addressing the scope of discharge in Chapter 7 bankruptcy).
  • Ransom v. FIA Card Servs., N.A., 562 U.S. 61 (2011) (addressing the car-ownership deduction in calculating projected disposable income under the means test)

Case Law Research

Cases (Subscription Resources)
Dockets & Filings (Subscription Resources)
  • Bankruptcy Trial Court Documents (Westlaw)
  • Bankruptcy Practice Center, Docket Search (Bloomberg Law)
  • Bankruptcy Briefs, Pleadings & Motions (Lexis+)