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September 26, 2024

Judge Dale Somers adopted a ‘liberal’ construction of Section 1107(b) to retain a professional person who had been an officer of the debtor.

October 23, 2023

A district judge, who had been a bankruptcy and BAP judge, narrowly interpreted 28 U.S.C. § 1412 as being inapplicable to pending suits only “related to” the bankruptcy.

August 02, 2022

Two or three years from now, the Tenth Circuit may have a chance to agree or disagree with the Fifth Circuit on an important question under Section 544(b).

March 16, 2022

Bankruptcy judges are required to predict the unknown and the unknowable when deciding how much debtors can repay in student loans.

November 01, 2021

Judge Somers wrote two opinions on debtors’ eligibility to reorganize in chapter 12.

July 28, 2021

Taking sides with the minority on a split, bankruptcy judges in Kansas allow chapter 13 debtors to retain windfalls acquired after filing.

April 08, 2021

Subordination agreement did not transfer voting rights, but prudential standing nevertheless barred the subordinated creditor from participating in confirmation, Judge Somers says.

March 22, 2021

Eligibility for an income-based repayment program is relevant only on the third Brunner test regarding good faith.

April 02, 2020

When it comes to attachment and perfection of a security interest, the devil is in the details.

September 06, 2019

Courts disagree on whether a trustee may recover proceeds of a fraudulent transfer from a later transferee, not only the fraudulently transferred property itself.