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Thursday, May 19, 2016
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District Court Upholds Procedures for Suspending a Panel Trustee

Panel trustee suspended for unfair, harsh, accusatory examination of debtors.

Briefly Noted: Success Fees, Covenants with the Land, and Fee-Only Chapter 13 Plans

Debtors win 2 of 3 important chapter 11 and 13 reorganization cases.

Ninth Circuit Says 1980s Supreme Court Opinion Out of Step with Plain Meaning

High court should revisit Kelly v. Robinson from 1986, circuit court says.

Seventh Circuit Allows Using Objective Evidence to Prove Subjective Recklessness

Lawyer’s malpractice can satisfy Bullock’s recklessness standard for nondischargeability.