Seventh Circuit Requires Court Findings for a Plan Provision the Code Allows
The Seventh Circuit opinion raises the question of whether (or when) a court may restrict the use of a provision in a chapter 13 plan that Section 1322(b) permits.
The Automatic Termination of the Automatic Stay: Not Ready for Prime Time
The Supreme Court declined to decide whether the automatic stay terminates automatically after a repeat filing as to all property or only property of the debtor.
Appeal Heads Toward the Fourth Circuit on Arbitration of Discharge Violations
Eventually, the Supreme Court will decide whether bankruptcy is a unique exception to the general rule that arbitration agreements are rigorously enforced.
Second Circuit Nixes Nationwide Class Actions for Discharge Violations
Second Circuit says that later Supreme Court authority did not undermine the appeals court’s prior decision that creditors cannot compel arbitration of discharge violations.
Judge Christopher Klein Takes Sides on a Circuit Spilt Coming to the Supreme Court
Judge Klein’s opinion reads like an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant ‘cert’ and resolve a circuit split by taking sides with the majority on Section 362(c)(3)(A).
May a Bankruptcy Court Annul the Automatic Stay after Acevedo?
Bankruptcy Judge Grossman explores the extent to which the Supreme Court’s Acevedo decision bars courts from granting relief retroactively.
Justices Postpone Argument in Fulton until the Supreme Court’s Next Term
Supreme Court won’t decide until late this year or early 2021 whether the automatic stay requires creditors to turn over repossessed property without a turnover action.
Courts Must Rule on ‘Comfort Orders’ When Requested, BAP Says
ABI Consumer Commission recommended that ‘comfort orders’ be obtained through motion practice, not adversary proceedings.
Taggart Didn’t Let Corporate Employees Off the Hook for a Stay Violation
Tortious or fraudulent conduct needn’t be shown to hold a corporate employee liable for violating the automatic stay.