Legislative Update

Individual Chapter 11 Cases after BAPCPA: Can You Still Close the Case Early?

Individual Chapter 11 Cases after BAPCPA: Can You Still Close the Case Early? Practitioners, judges and scholars have debated the ins and outs of BAPCPA in countless seminars and scholarly efforts. One area that courts will inevitably address pertains to the changes

Legislative Update Did BAPCPA Eliminate the Fourth Option for Individual Debtors Secured Personal Property

This month's Update continues the series of articles examining BAPCPA in detail. Courts have long struggled with the issue of whether the Code permits a "ride-through" for a chapter 7 debtor's secured personal property. In fact, this question of "whether a chapter 7