Successor to Bankrupt Company Saddled with Pre-Bankruptcy Environmental Claims
Discharge was no bar to claims not recognized until after bankruptcy.
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Dora L. Irizarry
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Denial of Motions to Dismiss Petitions: Are They Final or Not?
Bullard leaves questions unanswered when debtors move to dismiss their own petitions.
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Kiyo A. Matsumoto
Violating the Automatic Stay Isn’t Contempt Without Intent
Intentional tort concepts imposed on proceedings for contempt of the automatic stay.
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Brian M. Cogan
Baker Botts Held Not to Govern Defense of a Receiver’s Fee Request
Brooklyn judge limits Baker Botts to fee allowances under Section 330(a).
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Carla E. Craig
Potential Tort Claims Are Not Estate Property
Not knowing a cause of action exists sometimes keeps a tort claim out of the estate.
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Robert E. Grossman
Lower Courts Split on Nondischargeability of Education-Related Loans
New York judges narrowly define ‘educational benefit’ to discharge student loans.
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Carla E. Craig, Robert E. Grossman
New York District Court Bars Forced Vesting of Title Through a Chapter 13 Plan
Split in lower courts now tilts toward precluding forced title vesting in chapter 13.
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Arthur D. Spatt
Elected Chapter 7 Trustee Must Be Disinterested, Long Island Judge Holds
Judge imposes disinterestedness requirement not included in the statute.
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Louis A. Scarcella