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A Debt Purchaser Is Not a ‘Debt Collector’ Regulated by the FDCPA, Supreme Court Holds

Justice Gorsuch’s maiden opinion is a unanimous decision favoring debt purchasers.

Supreme Court Allows Debt Collectors to File Time-Barred Proofs of Claim

High court allows a business model that is based on the inadvertence of trustees and creditors.

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Using a ‘Mere Conduit’ Invokes the 546(e) ‘Safe Harbor’

Justices to rule on a narrow issue regarding the ‘safe harbor’ and leveraged buyouts.

Justice Gorsuch May Be the Deciding Fourth Vote on Certiorari in Tribune

The ‘safe harbor’ protecting sellers in LBOs comes to the Supreme Court again.

Supreme Court to Consider Hearing Two Bankruptcy Cases on April 21

High court may decide whether the ‘safe harbor’ completely preempts state fraudulent transfer laws with regard to LBOs of bankrupt companies.

Consumers Have an Uphill Fight to Avoid a Second Supreme Court Defeat on the FDCPA

Statutory interpretation dominates argument on the term’s second FDCPA case.

Supreme Court Grants ‘Cert’ on Appellate Standards for Non-Statutory Insider Status

High court won’t decide whether a claim purchaser automatically takes seller’s insider status.

Supreme Court Reverses Jevic, Bars Structured Dismissals that Violate Priority Rules

Jevic opinion continues to permit first-day wage and critical vendor orders, although its effect on gift plans is debatable.

Odds Decline that Supreme Court Will Review Second Circuit Opinion in GM Bankruptcy

Claimants say GM misstep was a ‘black swan’ event not worthy of Supreme Court review.