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Terminating a Contract Is a Transfer of an Asset — Sometimes
February 8, 2017
5th Circuit ,
Judge Higginbotham has been busy writing important opinions.
Judge Punts on How the Rule of Explicitness Survived Adoption of the Code
February 7, 2017
2nd Circuit , New York , New York Southern District ,
Circuits split on whether Section 510(b) killed off the exception to the Rule of Explicitness.
Appeals Brewing on Breadth of the Barton Doctrine in the Second Circuit
February 6, 2017
2nd Circuit , New York , New York Southern District ,
Will the Second Circuit follow the Ninth with a broad reading of Barton v. Barbour?
District Courts Collide Head-On over Maritime Liens for ‘Necessaries’
February 1, 2017
11th Circuit , Florida , Florida Northern District ,
Circuit split over maritime liens appears headed for the Supreme Court.
Explicit Provision Required to Maintain Secured Status in a Plan
January 26, 2017
7th Circuit , Illinois , Illinois Northern District ,
Creditor lost secured status by sloppy drafting.
No Subordination in Ninth Circuit for a Stock Conversion Claim
January 25, 2017
9th Circuit ,
Sympathy for the creditor arguably drove appeals court not to invoke subordination.
Assets Are Sold Free & Clear of Debtor’s Insurance Experience Rating
January 25, 2017
1st Circuit , New Hampshire ,
New Hampshire judge follows the First Circuit BAP in keeping down a buyer’s insurance premiums.
Georgia Court Differs with Circuit Opinions on PBGC Claim Calculation
January 24, 2017
11th Circuit , Georgia , Georgia Southern District ,
Court says circuit opinions on PBGC claims before Supreme Court’s Raleigh opinion are no longer good law.
Litigation Funding Could Be Champertous in Some States
January 24, 2017
4th Circuit , North Carolina , North Carolina Western District ,
Financing litigation is champertous if the lender exercises control.
Paying Fees from Retainers Doesn’t Require Adequate Protection for Lenders
January 23, 2017
11th Circuit , Florida , Florida Southern District ,
Judge Erik Kimball explains why retainers are free of lenders’ liens.

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