Second Circuit Makes Taggart Applicable to All Contempt Citations in Bankruptcy Court
Even for egregious, repeated violations of Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1, the bankruptcy court may only award recovery of economic losses, never punitive damages.
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All Private Student Loans Are Not Excepted from Discharge, Second Circuit Holds
No circuit split: The Second Circuit agrees with the Fifth and Tenth Circuits that only a subset of private student loans is automatically nondischargeable.
Second Circuit Broadly Caps Wage Claims Accelerated Before Bankruptcy
Second Circuit prevents ‘artful drafting’ from evading the cap on golden parachutes under Section 502(b)(7).
Second Circuit Broadly Reads Claim Subordination Under Section 510(b)
Lehman co-underwriters are stuck with worthless contribution claims.
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Dennis Jacobs