Georgia

For ‘Sub V’ Eligibility, Count the Debt of Affiliates Liquidating in Chapter 7

Bankruptcy court disregards SEC regulations defining ‘voting securities’ in deciding whether a Subchapter V debtor has ‘affiliates’ in bankruptcy.

Georgia Judge Approves a Chapter 11 Plan with Nonconsensual, Nondebtor Releases

Although the Supreme Court will soon rule on the permissibility of nonconsensual releases, Bankruptcy Judge Sigler approved a plan with nondebtor releases under existing Eleventh Circuit precedent.

Assets Purchased with Exempt Social Security Benefits Are Not Themselves Exempt

Two judges in Georgia say that personal property is not exempt even if the purchase was traceable to Social Security benefits.

Lender Was Lucky to Recover Anything on an Unauthorized $5.2 Million Loan

The bankruptcy court was accorded wide discretion in deciding how to treat a $5.2 million loan that was neither disclosed to nor approved by the bankruptcy court.

Court Narrowly Construes Taggart to Find Contempt of the Discharge Injunction

Atlanta judge gave the benefit of the doubt to the debtor on a discharge violation, but limited damages to the recovery of attorneys’ fees.

Why Must Unsecured Creditors Always Get the Dregs in Bankruptcy?

Judge Bonapfel explains why injuries to unsecured creditors in bankruptcy are the result of choices made by Congress.

An ‘Affiliate’ of a Public Company Is Barred from Reorganizing Under Subchapter V

To measure eligibility for subchapter V, the debtor must not be an affiliate of a public company that has 20% or more of the ‘voting securities.’

Liquidating in Chapter 11 Won’t Stop an EEOC Suit for Employment Discrimination

Magistrate judge decided that the regulatory power exception to the automatic stay allows the EEOC to proceed, but he stayed the suit by the former employee seeking damages.

Two-Year Statute for Avoidance Actions Doesn’t Apply to Claim Objections

Even if the two-year statute of limitations for avoidance actions has run, the trustee can still strip away the lender’s secured status in a claim objection.

Split Continues on Loss of Chapter 13 Discharge for Missing Direct Mortgage Payments

Georgia judge focuses on ‘good faith’ to decide whether a chapter 13 debtor should lose a discharge after missing direct mortgage payments.

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