Ultimate Success of the J&J Subsidiary’s Second ‘Talc’ Bankruptcy Is Up in the Air
The bankruptcy judge only gave nondebtor J&J companies a more limited stay in the second LTL chapter 11 case.
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Bankruptcy Code
A Statement ‘For Informational Purposes’ Can Still Be a Stay Violation, BAP Says
A BAP strictly enforced the stay against a mortgage servicer who improperly listed a pre-petition debt in the portion of the monthly statement showing the next post-petition payment.
Bankruptcy Code
Notification of Bankruptcy Requires Lifting Garnishment of Post-Petition Income
Although the automatic stay does not require turning over property garnished before bankruptcy, a creditor may not continue garnishing property after filing, Judge Burgess says.
Rebuffed in Bankruptcy Court, the Government Wins a Stay of Voyager’s Confirmation
The U.S. Attorney argued in district court that the Voyager plan would bar the government from enforcing federal regulations and criminal laws.
Bankruptcy Code
A Lawsuit to Collect a ‘DSO’ Runs the Risk of Violating the Automatic Stay
Although collecting a ‘DSO’ from non-estate property is permitted by Section 362(b)(2)(B), a district judge says that an in personam suit against the debtor can violate the automatic stay.