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Rochellel's Daily Wire

June 17, 2020

Debtors and the SBA Fight to a Draw Last Week on PPP ‘Loans’

Courts still have no consensus about debtors’ right to receive PPP ‘loans’ under the Cares Act.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Northern District

June 08, 2020

Eleventh Circuit Holds that a Chapter 13 Plan Alone Can’t Assume a Lease or Contract

In the first court of appeals decision on the topic, the Eleventh Circuit holds that the chapter 13 trustee alone has power to assume a lease or contract.

11th Circuit

June 05, 2020

Routine Withdrawals from a Bank Account Aren’t ‘Transfers,’ Eleventh Circuit Says

Receiver barred from bringing aiding and abetting claims if the company was dominated by fraudsters.

11th Circuit

June 02, 2020

Liquidating in Chapter 11 Won’t Stop an EEOC Suit for Employment Discrimination

Magistrate judge decided that the regulatory power exception to the automatic stay allows the EEOC to proceed, but he stayed the suit by the former employee seeking damages.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District

May 07, 2020

Executory Contract Was Deemed Rejected Even Though Not Scheduled as Executory

For the Eleventh Circuit, scheduling the unsecured claim resulted in automatic rejection even though the contract was not scheduled as executory.

11th Circuit

April 28, 2020

Two-Year Statute for Avoidance Actions Doesn’t Apply to Claim Objections

Even if the two-year statute of limitations for avoidance actions has run, the trustee can still strip away the lender’s secured status in a claim objection.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District

April 16, 2020

2% of Increased U.S. Trustee Fees Held Unconstitutional

Florida judge largely agrees with a Delaware judge by holding that the increase in fees for the U.S. Trustee program is neither impermissibly retroactive nor unconstitutional, mostly speaking.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Southern District

February 27, 2020

Eleventh Circuit Opinion Shows Taggart’s Effect on Discharge Contempt Disputes

Taggart allows a court to deny a contempt motion without deciding whether the creditor’s action actually violated the discharge injunction.

11th Circuit

January 28, 2020

Circuit Split Widens over Discharging Taxes on Late-Filed Returns

The Supreme Court has ducked the split twice in recent years but should tackle the question this time around.

11th Circuit

November 06, 2019

Courts Ignore Farrey to Achieve an Equitable Result in a Matrimonial Bankruptcy

In matrimonial cases, courts find creative reasons for not avoiding a lien that impairs an exemption.

11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Southern District