Hot Topics in Subchapter V and Consumer Bankruptcy Cases
Orders for Contempt and Sanctions Aren’t Appealable in the Fourth Circuit
Whether orders in contested matters are ever appealable is in doubt after a Fourth Circuit decision that declined to follow contrary opinions by bankruptcy appellate panels.
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Big Stuff on Chapter 11 from the Second Circuit and Elsewhere
Supreme Court Roundup
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Recent Bankruptcy Appellate Decisions
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Although Interlocutory, Orders Refusing to Compel Arbitration Can Be Appealed
An appeal brewing in West Virginia may give the Fourth Circuit an opportunity to decide when or whether arbitration agreements are enforceable in bankruptcy.
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Denial of a Motion to Convert from ‘11’ to ‘7’ Is Not Final and Thus Not Appealable
Until now, there has been surprisingly little precedent directly on point to say that denial of a motion for conversion from chapter 11 to chapter 7 is not a final order subject to appeal