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Chapter 13 Debtors Keep Windfalls with No Connection to Assets on the Filing Date

Taking sides with the minority on a split, bankruptcy judges in Kansas allow chapter 13 debtors to retain windfalls acquired after filing.

Monday, July 26, 2021
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General Default Judgment Didn’t Satisfy Requirements of Issue Preclusion, Circuit Says

If the complaint was properly plead, a general default judgment might invoke issue preclusion to bar discharge of a debt.

Friday, July 23, 2021
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Puerto Rico Case and the Efficacy of Prof. Westbrook’s Definition of ‘Executoriness’

The bankruptcy community needs a better definition of what’s an executory contract, and Prof. Jay Westbrook has it.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
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