Bondholders Reject Argentina’s Debt Restructuring Proposal
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Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
Eighth Circuit Won’t Impose Unwritten Requirements on Service of a Claim Objection
In the Bankruptcy Rules, a claim objection isn’t treated like a motion for all purposes, the Eighth Circuit says.
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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.
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No Contempt for the IRS on Discharge Without Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Is Taggart just a defense that can be waived, or must a debtor plead and prove ‘no objectively reasonable basis’ in a motion for contempt of discharge?
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.
Setoff Rights of the IRS Prevail over a Debtor’s Attempt to Exempt a Tax Refund
Fourth Circuit answered a question of first impression where the lower courts disagreed.
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Confirmation Barred Claims Against a Coal Producer for Causing Global Warming
Global warming claims were discharged even though the chapter 11 plan did not discharge claims under environmental laws.
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Alaska Says Mayor Can’t Seize Bankrupt Ravn Air’s Planes
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Delaware District Court Upholds Discharge of Environmental Fines in Chapter 11
Environmental fines are discharged in chapter 11 because they do not result from pecuniary loss.
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Supreme Court Explains Sovereign Immunity in Bankruptcy Cases
The Supreme Court uses a copyright case to explain why the bankruptcy exception to states’ sovereign immunity is unique under the Constitution.
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