An unsecured junior lien on debtor's residential real estate may be avoided after the debtor completes Chapter 13 plan payments. The bankruptcy court's Sanders decision, interpreting Nobelman, permits wholly unsecured liens to be stripped off.

Under Nebraska rules of contract construction, the language of the loan documents at issue was unambiguous and the intent of the parties could be determined from the actual language of the documents. The debtor's objection to the claim was sustained

A Chapter 12 plan should employ a standard (as opposed to a negative) amortization schedule, unless the plan clearly specifies otherwise. Amortization means reduction of debt by regular payments, but does not require the payments to be equal

Federal income tax returns are "last due" for purposes of 11 U.S.C. section 507(a)(7)(A)(i) on April 15th following the close of the tax year, regardless if they were actually filed prior to that date. Section 507(a)(7)(A)'s three parts are disjunctive

Creditor Granite Re was entitled to payment on its claim for $9 million in premium payments, plus pre-judgment interest at the contract rate from the date each payment was due and post-judgment interest at the rate specified under 28 U.S.C. § 1961.

The government's request to pursue a civil fraud action against debtor was solely for pecuniary advantage and thus didn't fall under the "police and regulatory power" exception of § 362(b)(4). Moreover, no cause for stay relief existed under § 362(d)

The bank filed a motion to dismiss the case as a sanction for debtors' failure to timely file delinquent tax returns pursuant to local rule. The court denied the motion, ruling that dismissal was not warranted because debtors were attempting to comply.

A PR of a decedent's estate didn't timely file a claim because she thought simply being listed in the schedules was sufficient. When she learned otherwise, she filed a late claim, which the court permitted under Rule 3002(c)(2) in the interest of justice

The debtor operated a feedlot and fed cattle on a custom basis. This adversary proceeding was filed to determine a dispute over the ownership of a pen of cattle

Section 523(a)(15) action. Education-related loans for debtor husband's education, assigned to him in divorce decree, are not dischargeable under benefit-detriment analysis of 523(a)(15)(B)