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Supreme Court Won’t Decide a Circuit Split on Garnished Wages as Preferences

Fifth Circuit held that wages garnished within 90 days of bankruptcy are preferences.

Supreme Court
Monday, December 4, 2017
Article Tags
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization
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Benchnotes February 2018

Feb 2018

Bankruptcy Code
106
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
11 U.S.C. § 365
11 U.S.C. § 544
11 U.S.C. § 548
328
364
503
707
1109
Topic Tags
Administrative Expense Claims
Asset Sales
Automatic Stay
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Creditors' Committee
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Practice and Procedure
Professional Compensation/Fees
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability
Business Reorganization
First-day Motions
Real Estate
Unsecured Trade Creditors

Judge Describes an ‘Important Tool’ to Deal with Incompetent Debtor’s Counsel

Judges uses Section 329(a) to vacate a contingency lien for more than the value of the lawyer’s services.

9th Circuit
California
California Eastern District

Ninth Circuit Bars Switching Homestead Exemption After Filing

Arizona debtor left homeless despite Bankruptcy Rule 1009(a).

9th Circuit

Recent Developments in Consumer Practice

Bankruptcy Code
105
106
108
109
110
303
330
341
348
349
363
502
503
505
506
507
511
521
522
523
524
542
546
547
554
707
727
1301
1306
1307
1325
1327
1328
1329
1322
326
362
541
544
548
549
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy

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Judges’ Round-and-Round

Bankruptcy Code
101
502
524
727
1123
1124
Topics
Bankruptcy Litigation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Mortgage
Business Reorganization

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Courts Split on Whether Claims for Overpayments of DSOs Are Themselves DSOs

Status of claims for overpayment of domestic support obligations begs for appellate review.

7th Circuit
Illinois
Illinois Northern District

Faculty Biographies (2017 Winter Leadership Conference)

Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization

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Thorny Issues in Individual Chapter 11 Cases

Bankruptcy Code
101
109
341
363
506
523
704
1104
1115
1121
1123
1129
1141
1325
1328
1322
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy

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