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ABI Journal

Consumer Bankruptcy

State Bar Disciplinary Proceedings Aren’t Barred by the Automatic Stay or Discharge

A BAP decision raises the question of whether Ninth Circuit authority has been implicitly overruled by Supreme Court decisions.

Sale of a Debtor’s Claim Was Champertous and Void, Fifth Circuit Says

Selling a debtor’s claims must be structured to avoid champerty under state law.