November 13, 2020

An ‘Affiliate’ of a Public Company Is Barred from Reorganizing Under Subchapter V

To measure eligibility for subchapter V, the debtor must not be an affiliate of a public company that has 20% or more of the ‘voting securities.’

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District

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

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

October 03, 2019

Split Continues on Loss of Chapter 13 Discharge for Missing Direct Mortgage Payments

Georgia judge focuses on ‘good faith’ to decide whether a chapter 13 debtor should lose a discharge after missing direct mortgage payments.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District

April 22, 2019

Standards for a Future Claimants’ Representative Are Those for a Guardian Ad Litem

Prior service as a future claimants’ representative was reason for a new appointment, not a disqualification, Judge Bonapfel says.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District

March 21, 2019

Tardy Recordation of a Mortgage Not Salvaged by Relation-Back Arguments

A mortgage recorded more than 30 days after closing resulted in a transfer within the preference window.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District

November 05, 2018

Courts Disagree on the Status of a Supersedeas Bond on the Filing of Bankruptcy

A supersedeas bond and a cash deposit are interchangeable in terms of the rights of a judgment creditor, Judge Sacca says.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District

October 10, 2018

Retention of Voluntary Post-Petition Payment Doesn’t Violate the Automatic Stay

A creditor was allowed to keep a voluntary, post-petition payment on a pre-petition debt that the debtor made with non-estate property.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District

June 07, 2018

Stabbing Victim Gets No Sympathy for His Lawyer’s Mistake

Sympathy for a client won’t make up for counsel’s mistake.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District

May 22, 2018

Courts Disagree on When a ‘Med-Mal’ Claim Becomes Estate Property

District and bankruptcy courts reach diametrically different results on identical facts regarding the same defective medical device.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District