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Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo Debts of Sub V Corporate Debtors Can Be Nondischargeable As a matter of first impression, the Fifth Circuit recently held that in subchapter V proceedings, both corpor…

Legislative Highlights “Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act of 2024” Introduced in Response to Steward Health Care Bankruptcy Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on June 11 introduced a new bill 1 aiming to crack down on “pr…

The Exchange: Turning Over Tax Refunds After ACP Expiration to Obtain a Longer Plan Term By Michael T. Brown The Bankruptcy Code 1 limits a chapter 13 debtor with “below-median income” 2 to a repayment term of three years 3 “unless the cour…

President’s Column Last month, I wrote about the New York City Bankruptcy Conference being my first as ABI President. What an experience! And, yes, my live Peloton ride was nearly as exciting. For any Peloton Bike users, I was excited to ta…

Legislative Highlights Senate Leaders Take Different Legislative Paths to Curb ‘Judge-Shopping’ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on April 10 each introduced legislation that wo…

ABI’s Resident Scholar Program to Restart in the Fall By Carolyn M. Kanon and Hon. Hannah L. Blumenstiel ABI will be restarting its Robert M. Zinman Scholar-in-Residence program starting with the fall 2024 semester. Funded by ABI’s Anthony …

Dividing Love: How Bankruptcy Proceedings and State Laws Can Separate Pets from Their Owners By Katherine S. Dute and Ryan M. Messina We can all agree that domestic pets — not including purebred pets, show pets or some limited exceptions su…

Late-Allowed Vehicle Claims and the Importance of Finality By Linda B. Gore Editor’s Note: Unlike past articles in this column, the authors mostly agree on the viewpoint, but this article outlines the basis for those trustees/courts that ta…

President’s Column I write this column as I reflect on my first few weeks as ABI President. I still feel overwhelmed by the honor of leading this incredible organization, but I also feel sheepish about the amount of coverage it has garnered…

Late-Allowed Vehicle Claims and the Importance of Finality By Linda B. Gore Editor’s Note: Unlike past articles in this column, the authors mostly agree on the viewpoint, but this article outlines the basis for those trustees/courts that ta…