Rochelle's Daily Wire

The Eleventh Circuit has two standards for non-debtor releases: One for free-standing settlements and another for releases engrafted into chapter 11 reorganization plans

A deficiency judgment arising from foreclosure of another parcel of real estate can be avoided as an impairment of a debtor’s homestead exemption.

In a concurrence, Circuit Judge Jordan questions whether rollups are permitted under Eleventh Circuit authority.

The bankruptcy court was accorded wide discretion in deciding how to treat a $5.2 million loan that was neither disclosed to nor approved by the bankruptcy court.

A debtor with negative disposable income was forced to go through two trials and three appeals to discharge student loans.

Under unusual circumstances, a two-year delay in completing service of process was not fatal in the Eleventh Circuit.

Eleventh Circuit limits its own precedent to say that pawn lenders aren’t entirely immune from bankruptcy.

Judge Vaughan explains why a foreign debtor isn’t required to have a presence in the U.S. before the debtor’s foreign representatives can win recognition under chapter 15.

Paying more to the sole creditor in the only accepting class unfairly discriminated against other unsecured creditors, Judge Jennemann said.

Courts are split on whether a claim is discharged if it was scheduled after the bar date but in time to receive a distribution.