Plan Confirmation

Post-Petition Issues in Consumer Cases: Life Goes On

Georgia Judge Approves a Chapter 11 Plan with Nonconsensual, Nondebtor Releases

Although the Supreme Court will soon rule on the permissibility of nonconsensual releases, Bankruptcy Judge Sigler approved a plan with nondebtor releases under existing Eleventh Circuit precedent.

Judge Faris Explains Why a Hypothetical Chapter 7 Sale Isn’t Necessarily ‘FMV’

A chapter 7 trustee’s obligation to sell can mean that chapter 7 prices don’t fit the ordinary definition of fair market value.

Filing Bankruptcy After Renewing a Title Loan Again Found Not to Be Bad Faith

Title lenders continue losing battles to take cars away from debtors, but the lenders have yet to plead and prove their best cases.

Issue Preclusion Saddles Alex Jones with $1.2 Billion in Nondischargeable Debt

Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez of Houston will hold trials that could result in more nondischargeable debt for Alex Jones.

In Sub V, a Class with No Votes Isn’t Considered in Confirming a Chapter 11 Plan

Former Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones disagreed with a colleague, who had held that a non-voting class is considered as having voted against a plan.

Benchnotes December 2023

Dec 2023