Select Comments/Questions Posed by SCOTUS Justices During Oral Argument in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4 heard oral argument in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma LP. The issue before the court is whether the Bankrup…

Legislative Highlights “National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023” Passes in House, Awaits Senate Consideration The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3315, the “National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Ac…

President’s Column Congratulations to ABI’s 2023 “40 Under 40” Class Last month’s induction of the newest class of ABI’s “40 Under 40” honorees, whose achievements have been described in the front section of this issue, marked another highl…

When a Nonfiling Spouse’s Support of an Adult Child Prevents Relief By Alban Beqiri Imagine a debtor going through chapter 7, hoping for a fresh start, only to get kicked out — not for hiding money or playing games, but because the debtor’s…

Intent over Plain Meaning: The Minority Perspective of § 362(c)(3)(A) By Jeffrey S. Fraser The automatic stay, provided for in § 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, is widely regarded as one of the most (if not the most) essential features of bankr…

The Transition to Virtual § 341 Meetings: Lessons Learned, and Looking Ahead By Michael Bujold, Robert Gebhard, Patrick Layng, Krista Hale and Nicole Zollars Before the COVID-19 pandemic, with few exceptions, § 341 meetings of creditors 1 f…

Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo BAPCPA Did Not Abrogate Absolute-Priority Rule in Chapter 11 Cases Hon. Peter D. Russin of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida recently rule…

The Debtor Is Entitled to Ch. 13 Post-Petition Asset Appreciation By Charissa Potts Imagine this hypothetical: An honest debtor in a confirmed chapter 13 plan becomes unable to afford her mortgage payment due to circumstances beyond her con…

Tug-of-War over Post-Confirmation Appreciation in Chapter 13 By Krispen Carroll Everybody likes a windfall, the happenstance of financial luck that seems to come out of the blue. American homeowners were justified to feel like they were the…

Benchnotes By Christina Sanfelippo, Aaron M. Kaufman and Bradley D. Pack District Court Finds that Free-and-Clear Sale Orders Have No Impact on a Purchaser’s Successorship Obligations Under NLRA The U.S. District Court for the District of D…