Plan Confirmation

Sitting on the Sidelines in a Chapter 11 Case Sometimes Doesn’t Pay Off

Knowledge of a chapter 11 case is enough to bind a creditor to the terms of a plan, even if the creditor hasn’t filed a claim, the Fifth Circuit says.
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Alabama Judge Gives a Mixed Message on Who Gets Postpetition P.I. Settlements

District court rules that proceeds from a postpetition personal injury claim are ‘additional disposable income’ that ordinarily goes to creditors in a chapter 13 plan.

Supreme Court Seems Disinclined to Pay Refunds for Overpayment of U.S. Trustee Fees

Several justices seemed to believe that ‘prospective relief’ is sufficient to remedy the due process violation because the alternatives are ineffective.

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