Type: Amicus
Date: May 24, 2007
Description: Negative equity.
Result: Debtor lost. 2007 WL 1858291 (M.D. Ga. June 26, 2007)
In re Mierkowski, No. 08-3866 (8th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: March 2, 2009
Description: Negative equity.
Result: Reversed. Debtor lost.
Mierkowski 8th Cir opinion
In re Shockley, No. 08-3954 (6th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: December 2, 2008
Description: Negative equity
Result: Dismissed as moot.
In re Price, No. 07-2185 (4th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: October 30, 2007
Description: Negative equity.
Result: Reversed. Debtor lost. 562 F.3d 618 (4th Cir. 2009)
In re Peaslee, No. 07-3962 (2d Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: June 27, 2007
Description: Negative equity
Result: Affirmed. Debtor lost.
Peaslee NACBA Amicus 2d Cir
Penrod v. Americredit Fin. Servs., No. 08-60037 (9th Cir.)
Type: Debtor
Date: March 30, 2009
Description: Whether a creditor holding a claim that includes the payoff of negative equity in a trade-in vehicle has a purchase money security interest entitled to protection of the hanging paragraph.
Result: Debtor won. 611 F.3d 1158 (9th Cir. 2010).