Skip to main content
Main menu
Members
Membership
Why Join
Join
Renew
Committees
40 under 40 Program
Diversity & Inclusion Working Group
Discover ABI
Member Resources
About Resources
ABI Blog Exchange
ABI Law Review
Law
Volo
Opinions
Global Insolvency
Ch.11 Commission
Consumer Commission
Veterans Task Force
St. John's Case Blog
Education & Events
Education
Restructuring Masterclass
Bookstore
E-learning
Eye On Bankruptcy
Track your CLE/CPE
Events
Calendar of Events
Call for Abstracts
Conference Materials
Sponsors & Exhibitors
ABI Events App
Newsroom
News
Rochelle Daily Wire
Legislative News
Press Releases
Puerto Rico In Distress
Statistics
Supreme Court
Headlines
Insolvency Informer
SBRA
ABI Journal
Latest Issues
Advertise
Archived Articles
Journal Authors
Journal Columns
Journal Topics
ABI Journal App
Submission Guidelines and Deadlines
Subscribe to ABI Journal
ABI Media
Podcasts
Videos
ABI International
ABI International
Global Insolvency
ABI International Board Committee
About
About ABI
Partners
Annual Reports
Career Opportunities
Contact Us
Login
User account menu
Login
Log in
Home
July 20, 2023
Debt for Selling a Gun Used in a Mass Killing Was Dischargeable
Congress might want to consider closing a dischargeability loophole when it comes to injuries indirectly resulting from commission of a felony.
5th Circuit
,
Texas
,
Texas Northern District
March 13, 2023
It’s Not Easy for a Lender to Block an LLC from Filing Bankruptcy
A small business debtor must consent for a case to be converted to Subchapter V, Judge Robert Jones says.
5th Circuit
,
Texas
,
Texas Northern District
January 27, 2022
Are Inheritances Estate Property in Chapter 13? You Decide
Plan amendments in chapter 13 must come before the debtors make their final payments to the trustee.
5th Circuit
,
Texas
,
Texas Northern District
July 15, 2021
Fees Benefiting Only the Debtor — and Not the Estate — Are Compensable in Chapter 13
Section 330(a)(4)(B) is an exception to the American Rule and the notion that administrative expenses must benefit the estate, not just the debtor.
5th Circuit
,
Texas
,
Texas Northern District
October 16, 2018
Debtor Allowed to Convert from Chapter 12 to Chapter 11
Where the courts are split for lack of specific statutory authority, Judge Robert Jones finds discretion to allow conversion from chapter 12 to chapter 11.
5th Circuit
,
Texas
,
Texas Northern District
March 21, 2016
Fifth Circuit Ducks an Undecided Issue on Automatic Stay Violation
Dissenter would have used a $1 case to rule on an issue of first impression.
5th Circuit