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.
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A nonprecedential opinion applies Fifth Circuit authority to achieve a result that’s equitable for the debtor and creditors, and maybe also for a personal injury defendant.
Briefly Noted: Success Fees, Covenants with the Land, and Fee-Only Chapter 13 Plans
Debtors win 2 of 3 important chapter 11 and 13 reorganization cases.