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Keathley – United States Amicus Curiae brief

December 23, 2025

NCBRC Urges Supreme Court to Decide Bad Faith Narrowly in Keathley—Without Expanding Disclosure Duties

The National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center (NCBRC), joined by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), has filed an amicus curiae brief in Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc., a case now before the United States Supreme Court that could significantly reshape how judicial estoppel is applied […]

• Judicial Estoppel

Tags: bad faith, bankruptcy, judicial estoppel, personal injury

December 19, 2025

Amici Brief – Keathley – Frmr BK Judges

BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER

BRIEF OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF BANKRUPTCY AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF NEITHER PARTY

Amicus Brief Filed at SCOTUS – Keathley

Appellant’s brief – SCOTUS – Keathley

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December 3, 2025

Ninth Circuit to Address Scope of § 524(i) and Discharge Remedies in Valdellon v. Wells Fargo

The Ninth Circuit is poised to address a set of important issues at the intersection of Chapter 13 practice and discharge enforcement in Valdellon v. Wells Fargo. The appeal challenges how § 524(i) applies when a mortgage servicer fails to honor the cure-and-maintain structure of a confirmed Chapter 13 plan and asks whether emotional-distress damages […]

• Automatic Stay

Tags: bankruptcy, emotional distress, mortgage payments

December 2, 2025

Valdellon v Wells Fargo – Appellant’s brief – 9th Circuit