Circuits Split on Sovereign Immunity and Emotional Distress Damages for a Stay Violation
Ninth Circuit splits with the First on the interpretation of Section 106(a).
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The Role of Governmental Agencies in Chapter 11 Cases
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Two Circuits Agree on When Social Security Benefits Accrue
The Third and Seventh Circuits agree on a concept that limits a debtor’s ability to recover accrued Social Security benefits that are set off before bankruptcy.
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Delaware’s Judge Sontchi Writes a Seminal Opinion on Sovereign Immunity
A bankruptcy court’s in rem jurisdiction overrides a claim of sovereign immunity.
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New Hampshire Fights Supreme Court Sales-Tax Ruling
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First Circuit Splits with the Ninth over Good Faith Defense to Discharge Violation
Seven weeks apart, two circuits reach diametrically different conclusions about good faith as a defense to an intentional act that violates the discharge injunction.
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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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Senate GOP Warms to Trump's Rescissions Package
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Failing to Purchase Health Insurance Won’t Result in a Priority Tax Claim
Another court rules that Sebelius isn’t controlling on the characterization of the individual mandate under the Bankruptcy Code.