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Benchnotes July 2024

July 2024

Bankruptcy Code
101
523
524
1326
Topic Tags
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Practice and Procedure
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability
Bankruptcy Taxation
Business Reorganization
Mass Torts

Collecting a Student Loan Can (Sometimes) Violate the Discharge Injunction, BAP Says

The Ninth Circuit BAP holds that nondischargeability of student loans in Section 523(a)(8) isn’t ‘self-executing.’

9th Circuit

Big Stuff on Chapter 11 from the Second Circuit and Elsewhere

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1191
1192
Section 106(a)
101
103
105
106
108
109
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
1334
157
158
586
327
328
330
348
363
365
502
522
523
524
546
547
552
554
707
727
741
1103
1104
1109
1112
1115
1123
1127
1129
1141
1226
1228
1306
1325
1326
1327
1328
1329
1501
1508
1509
1520
1521
1527
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
548
550
Topics
Asset Sales
Automatic Stay
Claims
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Preferences
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Discharge/Dischargeability
Business Reorganization
International Insolvency
Small Business

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Benchnotes June 2024

June 2024

Bankruptcy Code
1192
523(a)(4)
109
522
523
1125
Topic Tags
Discharge/Dischargeability

Another Court Holds that PACA Trusts Do Not Give Rise to Nondischargeable Debts

Violating a PACA trust does not result in ‘defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity’ that makes a debt nondischargeable, Bankruptcy Judge Panos says, taking sides with the Eleventh Circuit.

1st Circuit
Massachusetts

Discharge, Disclosure and Due Process: Bankruptcy’s Bargain

July 2024

Bankruptcy Code
342
521
523
1007
1009
2002
Topic Tags
Discharge/Dischargeability

Fifth and Fourth Circuits Hold that Debts in Sub V Can Be Nondischargeable

Differing with eight lower courts, the Fifth Circuit sided with the Fourth Circuit by holding that debts of corporate debtors in Subchapter V can be nondischargeable in nonconsensual plans.

5th Circuit

An Interview with Circuit Judge Thomas Ambro: How Article III Judges See Bankruptcy Law, Bankruptcy Judges and the Bankruptcy Code

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1191
1192
101
103
105
106
108
109
586
304
327
328
330
348
363
365
502
503
522
523
524
546
547
554
707
727
741
1104
1109
1112
1115
1123
1127
1129
1225
1226
1306
1325
1326
1329
1501
1502
1520
1527
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
548
550
Topics
Asset Sales
Claims
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Preferences
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability
Business Reorganization
Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
International Insolvency
Mass Torts
Small Business

Links

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Finance and Banking
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Friday, April 5, 2024
Article Tags
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Finance and Banking
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