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Real Property In Bankruptcy: Some Special Considerations, G. Stanley Joslin Sep 1996

Real Property In Bankruptcy: Some Special Considerations, G. Stanley Joslin

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Steinbach V. Hubbard: Somebody Call An Ambulance! The Fair Labor Standards Act And The Successor Liability Doctrine Have Been Seriously Injured!, Andrew P. Pickering Sep 1996

Steinbach V. Hubbard: Somebody Call An Ambulance! The Fair Labor Standards Act And The Successor Liability Doctrine Have Been Seriously Injured!, Andrew P. Pickering

BYU Law Review

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An Analysis Of In Re Piper Aircraft Corporation, Tara Adyanthaya May 1996

An Analysis Of In Re Piper Aircraft Corporation, Tara Adyanthaya

Mercer Law Review

In In re Piper Aircraft Corp., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals determined when future claimants hold claims within the meaning of section 101(5) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"). Piper Aircraft Corporation filed for bankruptcy and attempted to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Because many Piper aircraft were operational at the time of the filing, it was after confirmation of the reorganization plan, but arising out of or relating to products manufactured, sold, designed, or distributed by Piper prior to confirmation. The bankruptcy court appointed a Legal Representative to protect the interests …


Bankruptcy, W. Homer Drake Jr., Michael M. Duclos May 1996

Bankruptcy, W. Homer Drake Jr., Michael M. Duclos

Mercer Law Review

During 1995, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided seventeen cases in the area of bankruptcy law. These decisions covered a wide variety of issues arising under the Bankruptcy Code,1 and one decision even concerned a case under the old Bankruptcy Act of 1898 ("Bankruptcy Act").2 This article is a survey of the bankruptcy decisions rendered by the Eleventh Circuit in 1995.


A Proposal To Abolish The Office Of United States Trustee, Peter C. Alexander Jan 1996

A Proposal To Abolish The Office Of United States Trustee, Peter C. Alexander

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

In this Article, Professor Alexander reviews the creation and development of the Office of U.S. Trustee, an agency within the executive branch of the federal government, authorized to oversee the administration of all bankruptcy estates. Alexander asserts that the agency has expanded its scope beyond its original mission, becoming a huge bureaucracy that is widely criticized. By contrast, Alexander also discusses the Bankruptcy Administrator Program, a bankruptcy oversight system that exists within the federal districts in Alabama and North Carolina. He presents the positive and negative comments about that program and concludes that it is a more efficient system than …


Recovery Of Creditors' Costs From The Bankruptcy Estate: Reasonable, Necessary, And ... Uncertain?, Judy Simmons Henry Jan 1996

Recovery Of Creditors' Costs From The Bankruptcy Estate: Reasonable, Necessary, And ... Uncertain?, Judy Simmons Henry

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Bankruptcy Law - Discharging Student Loans Under 11 U.S.C. 523(A)(8)(B): Find Some Dependents, Make A Few Payments And Disconnect The Cable Television (A Discussion Of Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency V. Faish (In Re Faish)), Jonathan L. Marsh Jan 1996

Bankruptcy Law - Discharging Student Loans Under 11 U.S.C. 523(A)(8)(B): Find Some Dependents, Make A Few Payments And Disconnect The Cable Television (A Discussion Of Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency V. Faish (In Re Faish)), Jonathan L. Marsh

Villanova Law Review

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The Community Reinvestment Act: New Standards Provide New Hope, E. L. Baldinucci Jan 1996

The Community Reinvestment Act: New Standards Provide New Hope, E. L. Baldinucci

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Comment chronicles the Community Reinvestment Act from its adoption to its present status, including its revision under the Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). It reviews the major criticisms of the CRA's supporters and detractors. It introduces the recent regulations issued by the regulatory agencies responsible for enforcing the CRA and the Congressional response to those regulations. It concludes that the CRA can be a more effective legislative response to the lack of banking services in poorer inner city communities if the recent agencies' regulations are allowed to take effect and if careful steps are …