Second Circuit Describes When Claims Based on Securities Are Subordinated
Lehman workers barred from making claims based on worthless stock awards.
May 11, 2017
Split Brewing on Trustee’s Ability to Use the IRS’ Longer Statute of Limitations
Florida and Idaho Judges Disagree with Fifth Circuit and a New Mexico Judge.
May 10, 2017
Violation of Professional Ethics Resulted in a Nondischargeable Debt
Two ethical lapses resulted in a nondischargeable debt.
May 10, 2017
Third Circuit Joins the Majority in the Split Over Late-Filed Tax Returns
Circuit split widens on an issue the Supreme Court has been ducking.
May 9, 2017
Trustees Don’t Get a Second Bite at the Abandonment Apple
The debtor, not the trustee, can profit from a secured creditor’s mistakes.
May 8, 2017
A ‘Loan’ Is Not an ‘Educational Benefit,’ Ninth Circuit BAP Holds
BAPCPA amendments on student loans modified the definition of ‘educational benefit.’
May 5, 2017
Two Judges Decline to Extend Harris v. Viegelahn Beyond Its Facts
District judge gives a ray of hope to chapter 13 debtors seeking unclaimed funds.
May 4, 2017
Circuit Says a Perfected Assignment of Rents Takes Property Out of the Estate
Michigan law enables a lender to short circuit an attempted reorganization.
May 3, 2017
Treatment of Equally Ranked Undersecured Creditors Is Ready for Appeal in Delaware
Judge Sontchi sticks by his 2016 decision in the Energy Future reorganization.
May 2, 2017
Judge Homer Drake Insulates Social Security Income from Chapter 13 Payment Calculation
One Georgia judge disagrees with another over a chapter 13 confirmation objection.
May 2, 2017