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Tyler was applied retroactively because the debtor’s efforts to set aside a tax foreclosure judgment were ‘in the pipeline’ when bankruptcy began.

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

Bankruptcy Judge Paul Black denied a motion to compel arbitration but didn’t decide whether he would certify a class.

Circuits are split on whether claims for contempt of the discharge injunction must be brought in the bankruptcy court that issued the discharge.

One day apart, bankruptcy judges in the Ninth Circuit disagreed on emotional distress damages for violations of the discharge injunction.

Medicaid overpayments may be recovered as ‘recoupment’ while Social Security overpayments are attempted setoffs barred by discharge, Bankruptcy Judge Harwood says.

New York’s Judge David Jones explored the intricacies of Section 322(b)(22)’s bar to using bankruptcy to halt eviction.

The Supreme Court’s narrowing of Rooker-Feldman is showing up in circuit court opinions.

Late-Allowed Vehicle Claims and the Importance of Finality By Linda B. Gore Editor’s Note: Unlike past articles in this column, the authors mostly agree on the viewpoint, but this article outlines the basis for those trustees/courts that take a different position. Most

Benchnotes By Christina Sanfelippo, Aaron M. Kaufman and Bradley D. Pack Bankruptcy Courts Lack Discretion to Deny a Request to Appoint an Examiner If Requirements of § 1104(c)(2) Are Met The Third Circuit recently held that if “the debtor’s total fixed, liquidated