Someone Defending an Appeal Isn’t Required to Show ‘Standing,’ Fifth Circuit Says
To satisfy Article III, an appellee need only have ‘concrete adverseness’ and an ongoing interest in the dispute.
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Chapter 13 Can Shield Preferences from Recovery
So long as the debtor is paying unsecured creditors what chapter 13 requires, the debtor is not obliged to pursue preferences.
Second J&J Talc Committee (Temporarily?) Disbanded
Decisions by the U.S. Trustee are subject to judicial review, Judge Kaplan says.
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Another District Judge Emphatically Rejects a Plan with Non-Debtor Third-Party Releases
A district judge in Virginia holds that third-party, non-debtor releases must be approved by district judge under Stern and must comply with the strictures of Federal Rule 23.