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4th Circuit Aug 13, 2024

Revesting on Discharge in Chapter 13 Can’t Be Mandated, Fourth Circuit Says

Local rules and local standard plans cannot force a chapter 13 debtor to disregard one of the options in Section 1327 and require revesting of estate assets on discharge.

Benchnotes September 2024

Benchnotes By Christina Sanfelippo, Aaron M. Kaufman and Bradley D. Pack Supreme Court Finds No Authority for Nondebtor Third-Party, Nonconsensual Releases In Harrington v. Purdue Pharma LP , 1 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit’s order approving the

Post-Confirmation Jurisdiction in Chapter 13: Is Vesting an Issue?

Post-Confirmation Jurisdiction in Chapter 13: Is Vesting an Issue? By Robert G. Drummond The filing of a chapter 13 petition creates a bankruptcy estate consisting of the legal and equitable interests of the debtor. 1 Property of the chapter 13 estate also includes

8th Circuit Jun 25, 2024

Judicial Estoppel Barred the Debtor from Filing an Undisclosed ‘PI’ Claim, Circuit Says

Eighth Circuit holds that a chapter 13 debtor, not the trustee, has standing to bring personal injury claims.