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Offensive Uses Of The Bankruptcy Stay, Daniel Keating
Offensive Uses Of The Bankruptcy Stay, Daniel Keating
Vanderbilt Law Review
One of the most significant features of the 1978 Bankruptcy Reform Act was markedly broadened versions of the automatic and postdischarge stays. If bankruptcy is the refuge for the honest but unfortunate debtor,' then the stay is the specific tool that makes the refuge meaningful. Indeed, more than one court has characterized the stay as a shield that gives the corporate debtor an opportunity to reorganize and affords the individual debtor a chance for the proverbial fresh start. Even courts mindful of the debtor-protection function of the stay, however, are careful to note that the debtor should use the stay …