Supreme Court Inadvertently Makes Life Difficult for Secured Creditors
Bullard gives bankruptcy judge more ammunition to stymie secured creditors.
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Disavowing a Complaint Avoids Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
Unartful complaint didn’t prove fatal on a change-of-venue motion.
House Democrats Call for Curbs on Required Arbitration
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Courts Split on Chapter 13 Debtors’ Rights under Section 108(b)
Chattanooga judge takes pity on a debtor about to lose her home in a tax sale.
Best Practices: Bringing and Defending Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
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Bankruptcy Rules Deadlines Apply to Trials in District Court, Circuit Holds
Federal Rules are ousted for bankruptcy matters in district court, Eleventh Circuit says.
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Ethics and Civility in Bankruptcy Practice
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Power to Issue Money Judgment for Nondischargeable Debt Survives after Stern
Posner chides bankruptcy judge for reluctance to enter money judgment.
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Power of Substantive Consolidation Survives Law v. Siegel
Supreme Court authority is read narrowly to preserve traditional equity powers.
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