Rochellel's Daily Wire

July 12, 2023

Bartenwerfer Doesn’t Apply if the Debtor Isn’t a Partner or Agent, Bankruptcy Judge Says

Bankruptcy Judge Klinette H. Kindred declined to expand Bartenwerfer by imputing fraud or larceny when the debtor wasn’t a partner or agent.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District

May 23, 2023

Bankruptcy Judges Agree: Later Developments Don’t Undo Subchapter V Eligibility

The $7.5 million debt cap for Subchapter V doesn’t include the debt of affiliates who file later.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Western District

March 27, 2023

A Lawsuit to Collect a ‘DSO’ Runs the Risk of Violating the Automatic Stay

Although collecting a ‘DSO’ from non-estate property is permitted by Section 362(b)(2)(B), a district judge says that an in personam suit against the debtor can violate the automatic stay.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Western District

March 24, 2023

‘13’ Debtors Need to Know Whether They Lose Appreciation When They Sell a Home

One of the biggest unanswered questions in chapter 13 sometimes forces debtors to keep homes they need to sell or strips away appreciation if they are forced to sell.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District

February 16, 2023

Losing a Motion to Reopen a Case Can Be a Victory for the Debtor (Sometimes)

An act of Congress that waived sovereign immunity for Marines at Camp Lejeune meant that personal injury tort claims did not arise when the injury was sustained.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District

January 12, 2023

Bankruptcy Courts Disagree on Paying U.S. Trustee Fees by Liquidating Trusts

Adroitly drafting a chapter 11 plan may avoid having a liquidating trust pay quarterly fees to the U.S. Trustee.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District

January 09, 2023

The Best Opinion Yet Ordering Refunds for Overpayment of U.S. Trustee Fees

All three courts to confront the question have now ordered the government to refund overpayments of U.S. Trustee fees.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District

October 12, 2022

The War Between National and Local Rates Continues in Eastern Virginia

Counsel run the risk of being paid lower local rates in ‘mega’ cases filed in the Eastern District of Virginia.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District

April 07, 2022

‘Once a Creditor, Always a Creditor,’ Even if the Claim Is Paid, Judge Phillips Says

Being branded as a creditor is like a tattoo; it won’t ever come off.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District

January 19, 2022

Another District Judge Emphatically Rejects a Plan with Non-Debtor Third-Party Releases

A district judge in Virginia holds that third-party, non-debtor releases must be approved by district judge under Stern and must comply with the strictures of Federal Rule 23.

4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District