Plan Confirmation

BAP Gives Post-Petition Appreciation to Chapter 7 Estate on Conversion from Chapter 13

In a rising real estate market, chapter 13 debtors risk losing their homes if they sell or convert to chapter 7.

Circuit Splits & Hot Topics with Bill Rochelle

Courts Split on Plan Amendments Requiring Substantial, Unanticipated Changes

Eighth Circuit BAP ‘at a minimum’ requires substantial changes in financial condition for a debtor to modify a confirmed chapter 12 plan.

Second Circuit Reverses, Reinstates Purdue’s Nondebtor, Third-Party Releases

The concurring opinion, which is really a dissent, urges the Supreme Court to grant certiorari and resolve the split of circuits on nondebtor releases.

Do Debtors Get to Keep Post-Confirmation Windfalls in Chapter 13?

Chapter 13 scholar Keith Lundin believes that debtors retain inheritances acquired more than 180 days after filing.

Recent Confirmation Issues

Find and Fix the Flaws in Appraisals Before They Are Subjected to Cross Examination

An appraisal was rejected entirely as being ‘inherently unreliable’ when it gave the client the value that the client wanted.

Bankruptcy Judges Agree: Later Developments Don’t Undo Subchapter V Eligibility

The $7.5 million debt cap for Subchapter V doesn’t include the debt of affiliates who file later.

Chapter 11 Restructurings of Latin American Energy Companies

July 2023

After Transwest, the “Per Plan” or “Per Debtor” Debate Continues

Aug 2023