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The Illusion of Advocacy: Creditor Committees and Divergent Interests in Complex Chapter 11 Cases

Bankruptcy Code

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Bankruptcy Litigation

Creditors' Committee

Plan Confirmation

Business Reorganization

International Insolvency

Public Companies and Claims Trading

Unsecured Trade Creditors

In ‘13,’ a Creditor Wanted Debtors’ Counsels’ Fees to Come Last, Not First

Chicago’s Bankruptcy Judge Donald Cassling nixed an idea that would have made chapter 13 unpalatable for debtors’ counsel.

Court :

Illinois Northern District

Avoidance Claims Buyers, Beware: The Limits on Where and for Whose Benefit Avoidance Claims Purchased from a Bankruptcy Estate May Be Pursued

Bankruptcy Code

11 U.S.C. § 548

Topic Tags

Fraudulent Transfers

Practice and Procedure

Venue/Jurisdiction

Commercial Fraud

Public Companies and Claims Trading

‘Notice’ in Rule 3002(c)(7) Means Notice of the Bar Date, Not Notice of the Case

Bankruptcy Judge Scott Grossman adopted the analysis by Bankruptcy Judge Brian Walsh in concluding that creditors are entitled to notice of the claims bar date, not just notice of the filing.

Court :

Florida Southern District

A Critique of 11 U.S.C. § 510(b)’s Claim Subordination: Perspectives from Private Enforcement

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Law Review Year

Author

Marybeth Ehlbeck

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Fifth Circuit: Repayment of Unsecured Term Loan Sometimes Must Be Accelerated in ‘13’

A 2/1 decision required chapter 13 debtors to accelerate repayment of nondischargeable student loans.

Court :

Benchnotes June 2025

Bankruptcy Code

Topic Tags

Bankruptcy Litigation

Second Circuit Doesn’t Compel a Liquidating Trustee to Arbitrate with an Insurer

Following the Supreme Court’s Morgan v. Sundance, the appeals court interpreted an arbitration agreement like any other contract, with no policy favoring arbitration over litigation.

Court :

Bill Rochelle’s Top 10 Daily Wires

Bankruptcy Code

Topics

Fraudulent Transfers

Plan Confirmation

Professional Compensation/Fees

Venue/Jurisdiction

Consumer Bankruptcy

Discharge/Dischargeability

Business Reorganization

International Insolvency

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