Priscilla R. Owen

5th Circuit Jan 14, 2021

Cross-Collateralization Turns Two Loans into One Claim in the Fifth Circuit

When personal property loans are cross-collateralized, a chapter 13 plan must use the same option for cramming down both loans, the Fifth Circuit says.
5th Circuit Jan 8, 2020

Fifth Circuit Stretches Equitable Notions to Bend Plain Language

A nonprecedential opinion applies Fifth Circuit authority to achieve a result that’s equitable for the debtor and creditors, and maybe also for a personal injury defendant.