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Benchnotes May 2019

May 2019

Bankruptcy Code
106
11 U.S.C. § 548
550
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BAPCPA at 10
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Bankruptcy Litigation
Creditors' Committee
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Consumer Bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico
Real Estate
Unsecured Trade Creditors

Creating a Split, Sixth Circuit Holds: No Waiver of Immunity for Indian Tribes

A divided panel of the Sixth Circuit holds that Section 106 does not waive sovereign immunity for Indian tribes.

6th Circuit

Issues Facing Community and Critical-Access Hospitals: What Is the Answer, and When Is It Too Good to Be True?

Bankruptcy Code
101
105
106
330
365
503
523
1141
362
Topics
Health Care
International Insolvency

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Bankruptcy Law Is Confusing, Even for Nerds: A Case Law Update

Bankruptcy Code
101
105
106
108
109
586
303
306
330
361
363
365
502
503
505
506
522
523
524
546
547
552
560
707
1111
1123
1129
1307
1325
1326
1328
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
548
549
550
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization

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Exemption Claim Overrides the Government’s Right of Setoff, District Judge Says

Courts are divided when an exemption claim collides with the government’s right of setoff.

4th Circuit
Virginia
Virginia Eastern District

Hotcakes and Hot Topics: Judges’ Roundtable Q&A

Bankruptcy Code
101
105
106
109
301
302
303
341
361
363
365
523
524
542
546
727
902
1112
1129
1303
1304
1306
1325
362
541
Topics
Business Reorganization

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Delaware’s Judge Sontchi Writes a Seminal Opinion on Sovereign Immunity

A bankruptcy court’s in rem jurisdiction overrides a claim of sovereign immunity.

3rd Circuit
Delaware

‘Exhaustion’ Required Before Nailing the IRS for Discharge Violation Damages

‘Exhaustion’ is not required before compelling the IRS to return funds taken in violation of discharge.

11th Circuit
Florida
Florida Southern District

Consumer Bankruptcy Legal Update

Bankruptcy Code
106
108
109
110
330
341
349
350
363
365
502
503
505
506
510
511
521
522
523
542
547
553
554
707
724
727
1102
1301
1306
1307
1325
1326
1327
1328
1329
1322
326
362
541
544
548
549
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy

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Sovereign Immunity Fully Insulates a Tribe from Lawsuits

Sovereign immunity protects a tribe even after successful veil piercing.

6th Circuit
Michigan
Michigan Eastern District
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