Ethics

Non-Debtor’s Creditors Must Have Notice of Substantive Consolidation, Circuit Says

Equitable nature of substantive consolidation requires notice to creditors of non-debtors who might be affected.
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Taggart’s Effect Evident in Eleventh Circuit Ruling on Discharge Violation

An action that could violate the FDCPA may not be a violation of the discharge injunction.
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Chapter 7 Debtor’s Counsel Permitted to Defend Creditors in Avoidance Suits

Bankruptcy Judge Carol A. Doyle parses the limited duties of a chapter 7 debtor to the estate.

Fourth Circuit Widens the Split on Judicial Estoppel’s Bad Faith Presumption

A debtor’s assertion of estate claims implicates ‘real party in interest,’ not Article III standing, circuit court says.

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