Chapter 13 Discharges Post-Filing Condo Assessments in the Ninth Circuit
Circuit court bases its decision on the omission of Section 523(a)(16) from Section 1328(a).
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Benchnotes August 2018
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Courts Split on Paying Chapter 13 Debtor’s Counsel if Conversion Precedes Confirmation
Arizona judge declines to expand Harris v. Viegelahn to cases when conversion precedes confirmation.
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New Jevic Settlement Fails, Making Supreme Court’s Reversal More Costly
Unlike Rodney Dangerfield, Jevic workers get respect when Delaware judge rejects a new settlement they dislike.
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Debtor’s Chapter 13 Counsel Properly Stiffed for End-of-Case Fees
Practice point: Be sure that a chapter 13 discharge excepts debtor’s unpaid counsel fees.
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Contract Wages for Executives Are Not Presumptively Allowable Postpetition, BAP Says
An executive with a rejected contract must prove value to have an allowable administrative claim, 9th Circuit BAP says.
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Benchnotes June 2018
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