Cross-Collateralization Turns Two Loans into One Claim in the Fifth Circuit
When personal property loans are cross-collateralized, a chapter 13 plan must use the same option for cramming down both loans, the Fifth Circuit says.
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Fifth Circuit Allowed an Extension of the Discharge Deadline After the Deadline Had Passed
The equitable power under Section 105(a) permits extending the discharge objection deadline when the court makes a mistake.
Fifth Circuit Stretches Equitable Notions to Bend Plain Language
A nonprecedential opinion applies Fifth Circuit authority to achieve a result that’s equitable for the debtor and creditors, and maybe also for a personal injury defendant.
Fifth Circuit Adopts Flexible Timing for Section 1111(b) Cramdown Valuation
Fifth Circuit refuses to adopt chapter 13 valuation timing to chapter 11 cramdowns.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Priscilla R. Owen
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.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Priscilla R. Owen, Shelley C. Chapman, Robert D. Berger