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Split Grows on Unanticipated Circumstances to Modify a Chapter 13 Plan

Georgia judge follows the majority by more liberally allowing a chapter 13 plan modification.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017
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Surprising Analysis Yields the Expected Result on Choice of Law for Claims

Chosen law governed statute of limitations for allowance of claims in bankruptcy.

First Circuit Interprets PROMESA’s Automatic Stay Broadly, Reverses District Court

Circuit court bars lawsuit by one Puerto Rico bondholder group against another.

Civil Contempt Proceedings Exempt from Automatic Stay in Ninth Circuit

No automatic stay to protect litigation misconduct in the Seventh and Ninth Circuits.

For Chapter 13 Lien Stripping, Use the Filing Date for Valuation

Caulkett did not bar chapter 13 lien stripping, Massachusetts judge holds.

Friday, March 31, 2017
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Friday, March 31, 2017
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Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation Doesn’t Bar Later Claim Objections, Circuit Holds

Res judicata does not apply to ‘deemed allowed’ claims.

Personal Bankruptcy Bars Incarceration, but Not Finding of Civil Contempt

FTC allowed to continue contempt proceedings for failure to pay restitution.