White House and Congress Reach Deal on Spending, Debt Ceiling
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Johnson’s Win Elevates ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Risks to U.K. Economy
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Supreme Court to Tackle a Bankruptcy Tax Refund Circuit Split
Circuits are split on whether a tax refund presumptively goes to the subsidiary that created the losses giving rise to the refund.
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Failure to Appeal Confirmation Bars Claims to Estate Property, Fifth Circuit Holds
A plan’s declaration that disputed property belongs to the debtor’s estate must be challenged before confirmation becomes final.
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San Francisco Judge Slaps Down FERC on Rejection of Power Purchase Agreements
Judge Montali accuses FERC of a power grab to take the bankruptcy court’s right to rule on the rejection of executory contracts.
New Jersey's Health-Care Debt Jumped So Much It Rivals Pension Obligations
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Circuits Split on Bankruptcy Jurisdiction for Social Security, Medicare Suits
Fifth Circuit rejects the ‘recodification canon’ to divest bankruptcy courts of jurisdiction over Social Security suits.
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South Carolina Law Allows Tax Refund Seizure over Medical Debt
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Mothers Owed Child Support Weren’t Entitled to Notice in Father’s Bankruptcy, Circuit Says
Fifth Circuit in substance says that state law overcomes the Bankruptcy Code’s broad definition of who’s a creditor entitled to notice.
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