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June 22, 2020

Judge Thuma describes nonstatutory exceptions to the statutes of limitations in Sections 546(a) and 550(f).

May 28, 2020

The First Circuit BAP evidently believes that a transfer occurred, even though an ordinary check wasn’t cashed.

May 27, 2020

The case from the Third Circuit was not a good vehicle for granting certiorari on either issue, even though there is a circuit split on nonconsensual, third-party releases.

April 27, 2020

Claims traders are put on notice: Purchasing a claim doesn’t insulate the buyer from disallowance under Section 502(d).

April 21, 2020

An IRA is not a legal entity separate from its owner, according to Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth E. Brown of Denver

April 07, 2020

Judge Brown of Denver elucidates a third exception to the Barton doctrine barring suits against court-appointed officials.

March 27, 2020

Eighth Circuit BAP crafts a preference rule protecting lenders in out-of-court workouts.

September 18, 2019

Although a foreclosure sale can be immune from fraudulent transfer attack, a tax foreclosure not based on the value of the property can be a preference.

August 21, 2019

Bankruptcy Judge Carol A. Doyle parses the limited duties of a chapter 7 debtor to the estate.

July 02, 2019

On an issue dividing the courts, the Seventh Circuit rules that an obligation to repay a domestic support obligation is a dischargeable debt, not a nondischargeable DSO.