Rochellel's Daily Wire

June 04, 2021

Arbitration Clause Results in Temporary Stay of ‘Core’ Proceedings in Bankruptcy Court

Decision by Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner demonstrates the flaw in the Fourth Circuit’s rule requiring parallel proceedings in bankruptcy court and in arbitration when disputes are both core and non-core.

4th Circuit, Maryland

June 01, 2021

Debt from a Defunct Business Can Help to Qualify for Subchapter V

Part-time self-employment, coupled with debt from a defunct business, qualified the debtor for reorganization under Subchapter V of chapter 11.

4th Circuit, North Carolina, North Carolina Middle District

May 25, 2021

Chapter 13 Debtor May (Sometimes) Contribute to Retirement Plans

A chapter 13 debtor was permitted to make a fraction of the pension contributions permitted by the IRS Code.

4th Circuit, South Carolina

May 19, 2021

West Virginia Judge Allows Conversion to Subchapter V After Deadlines Passed

When drafting a statute, Congress cannot ‘think of every single esoteric possibility,’ Judge Mignault says.

4th Circuit, West Virginia, West Virginia Southern District

May 03, 2021

Another Circuit Upholds the 2018 Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees

Dissenters in the Fourth and Fifth Circuits evidently believe that the dual U.S. Trustee/Bankruptcy Administrator system is unconstitutional.

4th Circuit

April 14, 2021

Fourth Circuit Seems to Give the Government a Pass for Violating the Stay

Fourth Circuit expands federal government’s setoff rights under the Treasury Offset Program.

4th Circuit

March 25, 2021

Certified Mail Can Be an Inferior Method for Serving a Summons and Complaint

Serving a summons and complaint by certified mail is ineffective without a return receipt.

4th Circuit, West Virginia, West Virginia Southern District

March 24, 2021

Corporate Debtors in Subchapter V May Discharge Nondischargeable Debts

Only individuals in subchapter V of chapter 11 are barred from discharging debts found to be nondischargeable under Section 523(a).

4th Circuit, Maryland

December 15, 2020

The Mailbox Presumption Won’t Deem a Claim to Have Been Timely Filed

Courts are split on the extent to which an affidavit of timely mailing will suffice to prove that a claim was filed.

4th Circuit, North Carolina, North Carolina Middle District

November 09, 2020

Split Widens on Trustee’s Ability to Use the IRS’s Longer Statute of Limitations

North Carolina Judge disagrees with the Fifth Circuit on extending the statute of limitations to 10 years under Section 544(b)(1).

4th Circuit, North Carolina, North Carolina Western District