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Full-Text Articles in Law
No More Russian Roulette: Chapter 13 Cram-Down Creditors Take A Bullet, Jon W. Jordan
No More Russian Roulette: Chapter 13 Cram-Down Creditors Take A Bullet, Jon W. Jordan
Missouri Law Review
Until the United States Supreme Court's decision in Till v. SCS Credit Corp., secured creditors in Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases likely viewed the forced acceptance of a debtor's Chapter 13 repayment plan as a high-stakes game of chance. Prior to this decision, the interest rate applied to the deferred payments to "cram-down" creditors varied dramatically, depending upon the jurisdiction in which the debtor filed bankruptcy and the broad discretion of the bankruptcy court judge. However, by misinterpreting the legislative intent of Congress, the Supreme Court adopted a standard that will consistently under-compensate creditors. Suddenly, secured creditors' high-stakes game of chance …
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005: The Solution To Inherent Inequalities Exists Outside The Box Of Congress' "Sense" Of Personal Finance Education, Lisa M. Wiltshire
ExpressO
This Note analzyes the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 in relation to discrepancies between minority and white bankruptcy petition filers.
The Gendered Dimensions Of Social Insurance For The "Non-Poor" In Canada, Stephanie Ben-Ishai
The Gendered Dimensions Of Social Insurance For The "Non-Poor" In Canada, Stephanie Ben-Ishai
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
This article emerges from an exploration of the meanings of consumer bankruptcy in the current context of Canadian society, as well as the role consumer bankruptcy plays in shaping this context. Examining consumer bankruptcy through the lens of gender relations, the claim is made that Canadian consumer bankruptcy legislation, policies, practices, and accompanying discourses are implicated in the causation and perpetuation of the conditions of marginalization and subordination endured by women who experience long-term poverty. These women are affected not only in terms of access to the bankruptcy system, but also by the broader implications of the delivery of consumer …
Preference Determinations Concerning Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 1978 And Securities Act Of 1933, Securities And Exchange Act Of 1934, And Commodity Exchange Act, J. B. Grossman
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
What Makes Asset Securitization "Inefficient"?, Kenji Yamazaki
What Makes Asset Securitization "Inefficient"?, Kenji Yamazaki
ExpressO
Despite the damage caused by the recent Enron scandal , the asset securitization market has been vibrant and has become a popular financing alternative . A number of academics emphasize its merits and suggest that it is a more favorable way of financing, and Congress’s proposal to make sales of asset in securitization immune from characterization as secured transactions under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001 (the “Reform Act”) almost materialized when the Enron scandal hit the scene. Conversely, there have been accusations that securitization is not a legitimate way of financing because, for example, it fosters fraudulent transactions.
Why …
Caught In The Trap: Pricing Racial Housing Preferences, A. Mechele Dickerson
Caught In The Trap: Pricing Racial Housing Preferences, A. Mechele Dickerson
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Fao Schwartz In Chapter 22: Too Big For Its Britches, Andrea Kuban, Chris Reiley, Mary Walker
Fao Schwartz In Chapter 22: Too Big For Its Britches, Andrea Kuban, Chris Reiley, Mary Walker
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
When Bankruptcy Meets Antitrust: The Case For Non-Cash Auctions In Concentrated Banking Markets, David Hahn
When Bankruptcy Meets Antitrust: The Case For Non-Cash Auctions In Concentrated Banking Markets, David Hahn
ExpressO
One of the most heated debates in bankruptcy law scholarship has been the optimal design of corporate bankruptcy law. While traditionalist scholars defended the actual practice of Chapter 11 of the Bakruptcy Code, the law-and-economics movement has by and large heavily crticized Chapter 11 and called for its replacement. Several models of corporate bankruptcy have been offered in the literature as imporved alternatives thereto. In this article, I examine the various models offered in the literature, as well as the basic model of Chapter 11, against a certain realistic background: that of an economy characterized by the concentrated dominance of …
Patterns In A Complex System: An Empirical Study Of Valuation In Business Bankruptcy Cases, Bernard Trujillo
Patterns In A Complex System: An Empirical Study Of Valuation In Business Bankruptcy Cases, Bernard Trujillo
ExpressO
This Article applies complex systems research methods to explore the characteristics of the bankruptcy legal system, presenting the results of an empirical study of twenty years of bankruptcy court valuation doctrine in business cramdown cases. These data provide solid descriptions of how courts exercise their discretion in valuing firms and assets.
This Article accomplishes two objectives: First, using scientific methodology, this Article explains the content of bankruptcy valuation doctrine. Second, this Article uses doctrine as a variable to explore system dynamics that govern the processes of change over time.
Significant findings include (i) courts tend to “split the difference” in …
Foxes Guarding The Henhouse: The Modern Best Interests Of Creditors Test In Chapter 11 Reorganizations, Jonathan Hicks
Foxes Guarding The Henhouse: The Modern Best Interests Of Creditors Test In Chapter 11 Reorganizations, Jonathan Hicks
Nevada Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Gender Differences In Accounts Of Bankruptcy, Teresa A. Sullivan
Gender Differences In Accounts Of Bankruptcy, Teresa A. Sullivan
Saint Louis University Public Law Review
No abstract provided.
Can You Hear Me Now? Good. The Nextwave Of Options For The Fcc, In Light Of Fcc V. Nextwave Personal Communications, Inc., Susan K. Slam
Can You Hear Me Now? Good. The Nextwave Of Options For The Fcc, In Light Of Fcc V. Nextwave Personal Communications, Inc., Susan K. Slam
Akron Tax Journal
This Note examines the competing interests involved when a company has personal communications services (PCS) and spectrum licenses granted by the FCC and reorganizes under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Part II provides a framework of the FCC's distribution of spectrum and PCS licenses, the relevant provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, an analysis of the FCC's actions as both a regulator and creditor, and an overview of leading cases that have been decided in this area. Part III provides a statement of facts, including the procedural history and the Supreme Court's decision in FCC v. NextWave Personal Communications, Inc. …
The Story Of Ymps (“Yield Maintenance Premiums”) In Bankruptcy, Michael G. Hillinger, Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger
The Story Of Ymps (“Yield Maintenance Premiums”) In Bankruptcy, Michael G. Hillinger, Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger
Faculty Publications
This article tries to tell the story of YMPs in bankruptcy. It is not an easy story to tell. It has so many subplots: the court’s position on freedom of contract, the debtor’s solvency or insolvency, the effect of recognizing the YMP on other creditors, whether the YMP claim arose pre- or post-petition, the proper relationship between section 502 claim allowance and section 506(b) which permits oversecured claims to include reasonable fees, costs, or charges as provided for in the loan agreement, and the effect of YMP enforcement on chapter 11 plan configuration.
In terms of basic plot line though, …
Why Annie Gets To Keep Her Gun: An Analysis Of Firearm Exemptions In Bankruptcy Proceedings, Marcia A. Yablon-Zug
Why Annie Gets To Keep Her Gun: An Analysis Of Firearm Exemptions In Bankruptcy Proceedings, Marcia A. Yablon-Zug
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Global Venue Controls Are Coming: A Reply To Professor Lopucki, Samuel Bufford
Global Venue Controls Are Coming: A Reply To Professor Lopucki, Samuel Bufford
Journal Articles
This Article details my disagreements with Professor Lynn LoPucki's article "Global and out of Control" (79 Am. Bankr. L.J. 79). Part I discusses universalism and territorialism, especially the modified version of universalism that I support. Part II examines the international venue provisions of the Model Law and the EU Regulation. Part III introduces the relevant venue shopping cases. Only two groups of cases are relevant for the purpose of this paper: the French and German subsidiaries of Daisytek and Eurofood (a subsidiary of Parmalat SpA, the Italian conglomerate). None of the other cases that Professor LoPucki discusses was subject to …
Publicity Rights As Moral Rights, David Landau, David Westfall
Publicity Rights As Moral Rights, David Landau, David Westfall
Scholarly Publications
Recent legal history has witnessed the creation of a large number of new forms of property. Consequently, judges and legislators have generally been willing to imbue these new forms of property with all or most of the attributes of traditional property. In this article we try to explain this trend by examining one important new kind of property, the publicity right. Publicity rights initially emerged in response to functionalist considerations: transferable rights were needed to keep pace with commercial custom. As time went on, courts began to expand the attributes of the right to new frontiers, such as inheritability. In …
Lessons From The Nextwave Saga: The Federal Communications Commission, The Courts, And The Use Of Market Forms To Perform Public Functions, Rodger D. Citron, John A. Rogovin
Lessons From The Nextwave Saga: The Federal Communications Commission, The Courts, And The Use Of Market Forms To Perform Public Functions, Rodger D. Citron, John A. Rogovin
Scholarly Works
No abstract provided.
La Responsabilisation De L'Economie: What The United States Can Learn From The New French Law On Consumer Overindebtedness, Jason J. Kilborn
La Responsabilisation De L'Economie: What The United States Can Learn From The New French Law On Consumer Overindebtedness, Jason J. Kilborn
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Article on the French law continues a study of European consumer debt-relief systems, which the author began previously in an article on the German system. With rapid legal and practical developments in consumer debt-relief law, Europe provides an excellent comparative legal laboratory for observing the potential benefits and pitfalls of consumer bankruptcy reforms. In particular, French and German experiences with long-term payment plans shed useful light on the great debate raging in the United States over similar plans.
Take What You Can, Give Nothing Back: Judicial Estoppel, Employment Discrimination, Bankruptcy, And Piracy In The Courts, Theresa M. Beiner, Robert B. Chapman
Take What You Can, Give Nothing Back: Judicial Estoppel, Employment Discrimination, Bankruptcy, And Piracy In The Courts, Theresa M. Beiner, Robert B. Chapman
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Can The Sauvegarde Reform Save French Bankruptcy Law?: A Comparative Look At Chapter 11 And French Bankruptcy Law From An Agency Cost Perspective, Robert Weber
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Note will attempt to explain the intersection of agency costs and bankruptcy law, looking first to general agency problems involved when firms are insolvent and moving next to discussions of how U.S. Chapter 11 and French bankruptcy laws attempt to address these problems. First, I will attempt to articulate the relationship between agency costs and (1) debtor control over the firm during Chapter 11 reorganizations and (2) deviations from the absolute priority rule in Chapter 11. Specifically, I will argue that creditors voluntarily accede to plans proposed by management that impair the same creditors' legal entitlements, and that this …
Mississippi Chemical, Stacie Odencal, Jeremy Deese
Mississippi Chemical, Stacie Odencal, Jeremy Deese
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
Tyson, Neal Cope, Doug Elkins
Tyson, Neal Cope, Doug Elkins
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Revised Article 9, Lois R. Lupica
The Impact Of Revised Article 9, Lois R. Lupica
Faculty Publications
Under Revised Article 9, secured creditors are granted greater rights than they had under former Article 9. We now have a secured credit system whereby secured creditors can more easily encumber a greater number of types of assets and can securitize more types of assets with greater certainty. These revisions were justified on the grounds of efficiency, although the impact of these revisions was not empirically proven. This article sets forth a research protocol for the study of Revised Article 9's impact on the credit markets.
Law And The Rise Of The Firm , Henry Hansmann, Reiner Kraakman, Richard Squire
Law And The Rise Of The Firm , Henry Hansmann, Reiner Kraakman, Richard Squire
Faculty Scholarship
Organizational law empowers firms to hold assets and enter contracts as entities that are legally distinct from their owners and managers. Legal scholars and economists have commented extensively on one form of this partitioning between firms and owners: namely, the rule of limited liability that insulates firm owners from business debts. But a less-noticed form of legal partitioning, which we call "entity shielding," is both economically and historically more significant than limited liability. While limited liability shields owners' personal assets from a firm's creditors, entity shielding protects firm assets from the owners' personal creditors (and from creditors of other business …
The Confused U.S. Framework For Foreign-Bank Insolvency: An Open Research Agenda, Steven L. Schwarcz
The Confused U.S. Framework For Foreign-Bank Insolvency: An Open Research Agenda, Steven L. Schwarcz
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
H.W. Johns - Manville, Steven P. Ingram, James K. Lam
H.W. Johns - Manville, Steven P. Ingram, James K. Lam
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
The "New And Improved" Chapter 11, Stephen J. Lubben
The "New And Improved" Chapter 11, Stephen J. Lubben
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Financial Contracts And The New Bankruptcy Code: Insulating Markets From Bankrupt Debtors And Bankruptcy Judges, Edward R. Morrison, Joerg Riegel
Financial Contracts And The New Bankruptcy Code: Insulating Markets From Bankrupt Debtors And Bankruptcy Judges, Edward R. Morrison, Joerg Riegel
Faculty Scholarship
The reforms of 2005 yield important but subtle changes in the Bankruptcy Code's treatment of financial contracts. They might appear only to eliminate longstanding uncertainty surrounding the protections available to financial contract counterparties, especially counterparties to repurchase transactions and other derivative contracts. But the ambit of the reforms is much broader. The expanded definitions – especially the definition of "swap agreement" – are now so broad that nearly every derivative contract is subject to the Code's protection. Instead of protecting particular counterparties to particular transactions, the Code now protects any counterparty to any derivative contract. Entire markets have been insulated …
Ethical Issues In Asbestos Litigation, Lester Brickman
Ethical Issues In Asbestos Litigation, Lester Brickman
Articles
Asbestos litigation has given rise to over 50,000,000 claims against 8400 former producers, distributors, installers and sellers of asbestos-containing products. To date, 850,000 claimants have sought compensation, costing businesses and insurance companies over $70 billion and resulting in more than 70 bankruptcies. Over 100,000 deaths are attributable to asbestos exposure with an additional 40,000 deaths anticipated over the next 30 years. Despite the significance of the ethical issues generated by the processes of acquiring, pressing and settling the most massive litigation in history, the legal literature is substantially devoid of any such discussion. One possible reason for this paucity of …
Undue Hardship In The Bankruptcy Courts: An Empirical Assessment Of The Discharge Of Educational Debt, Rafael I. Pardo, Michelle R. Lacey
Undue Hardship In The Bankruptcy Courts: An Empirical Assessment Of The Discharge Of Educational Debt, Rafael I. Pardo, Michelle R. Lacey
Scholarship@WashULaw
The discharge in bankruptcy embodies the policy that relief should be granted to an individual who has ceased to be economically productive by virtue of burdensome debt obligations (the fresh start policy). Once the debtor has been deemed eligible for discharge, forgiveness of debt is automatic, accomplished through legislative rule and its judicial enforcement. With regard to the discharge of educational debt, however, Congress has devolved the exercise of debt relief to courts. An obligation to repay such debt will be discharged if a debtor establishes that undue hardship would be suffered in the absence of its discharge. A court …