Embattled Federal Reserve Pick Raskin Withdraws Nomination
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Discharging Student Loans Puts Bankruptcy Judges in Untenable Positions
Bankruptcy judges are required to predict the unknown and the unknowable when deciding how much debtors can repay in student loans.
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U.S. to Spend $725 Million This year on Abandoned Coal Mine Cleanup
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Debtor Can’t Avoid and Preserve a Lien for Tax Penalties for the Debtor’s Benefit
A trustee can avoid and preserve a tax lien for the benefit of unsecured creditors, but a debtor can’t if the debtor hasn’t paid the taxes, the Ninth Circuit says.
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Dependence on Parental Financial Assistance Meant Student Loans Were Dischargeable
The opinion by Judge Silverstein contains numerous sound bites for judges and debtors aiming to discharge student loans owed by individuals living in desperate circumstances.
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Another District Judge Emphatically Rejects a Plan with Non-Debtor Third-Party Releases
A district judge in Virginia holds that third-party, non-debtor releases must be approved by district judge under Stern and must comply with the strictures of Federal Rule 23.
Bar to Challenging Taxes in Bankruptcy Court Isn’t Retroactive, Eleventh Circuit Says
The Eleventh Circuit opinion has important dicta on whether or not the tort of ‘continuous trespass’ exists in New York.
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Purdue District Judge Authorizes Appeal to the Second Circuit on Non-Debtor Releases
The district judge who overturned confirmation of Purdue’s chapter 11 plan is requiring the debtor to expedite the appeal to the Second Circuit.
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Biden Says He Agrees with GOP Governors: There's ‘No Federal Solution' to Pandemic
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$475 Million Settlement Proposed in Longest-Running U.S. Oil Spill
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