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May 11, 2021

Not having challenged pre-petition liens on time, a chapter 7 trustee was barred from taking over an adversary proceeding initiated by a now-dissolved chapter 11 creditors’ committee.

May 10, 2021

Judge Colton decided that class claims aren’t prohibited in Subchapter V cases but didn’t allow a class claim in the case before her.

May 06, 2021

Section 1326(a)(2) by itself does not bar garnishment of funds held by a trustee on dismissal before confirmation.

May 05, 2021

First Circuit won’t allow a debtor to dismiss and avoid the consequences of abusive conduct.

May 04, 2021

Courts disagree on whether a repudiated contract remains executory.

May 03, 2021

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

April 30, 2021

A jury should decide whether a credit-reporting agency was negligent by not examining court records to determine whether a debt had been discharged.

April 27, 2021

Utah’s Judge Thurman says that a corporation liquidating its remaining assets is engaged in business ‘activities’ and is therefore eligible for Subchapter V.

April 26, 2021

Third Circuit dicta suggests that failure to create a trust is constitutionally deficient and won’t discharge claims of ‘unknown’ creditors in a chapter 11 plan.

April 22, 2021

Manhattan’s Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane requires a record in the foreign proceeding showing that third-party releases are in accord with foreign law.