Fifth Circuit Still Precludes Arbitration of ‘Core’ Bankruptcy Issues
Fifth Circuit panel does not interpret recent Supreme Court authority as overruling circuit opinions allowing bankruptcy courts to disregard arbitration agreements.
Courts Split on Allowing a Late Claim if the Creditor Was Not Listed
Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Brown of Denver differs with Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner of Baltimore on the interpretation of Bankruptcy Rule 3002(c)(6).
In Chapters 7 and 13, ‘Excusable Neglect’ Won’t Always Justify Filing a Late Claim
A creditor without knowledge of bankruptcy isn’t always entitled to file a late claim in chapters 7, 12, and 13, Judge Harner says.
Knowledge of Fraud Before Discharge Doesn’t Always Preclude Revocation
Eleventh Circuit refuses to read words into Section 727(d)(2) that aren’t there.