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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

No abstract provided.


The Constitutional Limits Of Bankruptcy, Thomas E. Plank Apr 1996

The Constitutional Limits Of Bankruptcy, Thomas E. Plank

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.


Protective Orders In The Bankruptcy Court: The Congressional Mandate Of Bankruptcy Code Section 107 And Its Constitutional Implications, Michelle M. Harner, William T. Bodoh Jan 1996

Protective Orders In The Bankruptcy Court: The Congressional Mandate Of Bankruptcy Code Section 107 And Its Constitutional Implications, Michelle M. Harner, William T. Bodoh

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Chapter 11 Case Management And Delay Reduction: An Empirical Study, Samuel Bufford Jan 1996

Chapter 11 Case Management And Delay Reduction: An Empirical Study, Samuel Bufford

Journal Articles

Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases will drag on interminably if judges let them. The recent nine-month O.J. Simpson trial was short compared to the careers of some chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. The typical duration of chapter 11 cases can be reduced remarkably, however, through moderate judicial case management.

The data in this study show that relatively modest judicial case management can squeeze a substantial amount of delay out of chapter 11 cases within the context of the present bankruptcy law. The case management program in this study, applied to 81.2% of the chapter 11 case load, shortened by 24.1% the time …


Bankruptcy Law In European Countries Emerging From Communism: The Special Legal And Economic Challenges, Samuel Bufford Jan 1996

Bankruptcy Law In European Countries Emerging From Communism: The Special Legal And Economic Challenges, Samuel Bufford

Journal Articles

Bankruptcy law is developing rapidly in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) that have recently escaped the domination of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The communist governments fell in those countries that were separate from the USSR in 1989, and those countries that were a part of the USSR gained their independence and acquired new non-communist governments in 1989 (the Baltic states) and 1991 (Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Russia). While many other areas of law that are basic to the development of a market economy need substantial development or revision, bankruptcy law is leading the way, …


The Lessons Of Maxwell Communication, Jay Lawrence Westbrook Jan 1996

The Lessons Of Maxwell Communication, Jay Lawrence Westbrook

Fordham Law Review

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Relief Under Section 304 Of The Bankruptcy Code: Clarifying The Principal Role Of Comity In Transnational Insolvencies, Stuart A. Krause, Peter Janovsky, Marc A. Lebowitz Jan 1996

Relief Under Section 304 Of The Bankruptcy Code: Clarifying The Principal Role Of Comity In Transnational Insolvencies, Stuart A. Krause, Peter Janovsky, Marc A. Lebowitz

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Steering The Most Appropriate Course Between Admiralty And Insolvency: Why An International Insolvency Treaty Should Recognize The Primacy Of Admiralty Law Over Maritime Assets, Melissa K.S. Alwang Jan 1996

Steering The Most Appropriate Course Between Admiralty And Insolvency: Why An International Insolvency Treaty Should Recognize The Primacy Of Admiralty Law Over Maritime Assets, Melissa K.S. Alwang

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


When Nonuse Is Useful: Bankruptcy Law In Post-Communist Central And Eastern Europe, Michael Kim Jan 1996

When Nonuse Is Useful: Bankruptcy Law In Post-Communist Central And Eastern Europe, Michael Kim

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ladies In Red: Learning From America's First Female Bankrupts, Marie Stefanini Newman Jan 1996

Ladies In Red: Learning From America's First Female Bankrupts, Marie Stefanini Newman

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Several years ago, the Honorable Joyce Bihary, a bankruptcy judge in Atlanta, Georgia, asked me3 why our country's first bankruptcy law specifically referred to debtors using “he” or “she” rather than a gender-neutral noun (such as “bankrupts”) or the male possessive pronoun “he.” Implicitly, she was also asking whether there were any women debtors under our early bankruptcy laws. Although I had read the Bankruptcy Act of 1800 more than once, I did not recollect its use of these gender-inclusive pronouns. Nor did I know why the Act employed them. Despite having given considerable thought to contemporary women in debt, …


Harmonization Of International Bankruptcy Law: A United States Perspective, Harold S. Burman Jan 1996

Harmonization Of International Bankruptcy Law: A United States Perspective, Harold S. Burman

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cross-Border Insolvency: A British Perspective, Leonard Hoffman Jan 1996

Cross-Border Insolvency: A British Perspective, Leonard Hoffman

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Assessing Modern Bankruptcy Law: An Example Of Justice, Veryl Victoria Miles Jan 1996

Assessing Modern Bankruptcy Law: An Example Of Justice, Veryl Victoria Miles

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.


Discourse And Discharge: Linguistic Analysis And Abuse Of The "Exemption By Declaration" Process In Bankruptcy, Kenneth D. Ferguson Jan 1996

Discourse And Discharge: Linguistic Analysis And Abuse Of The "Exemption By Declaration" Process In Bankruptcy, Kenneth D. Ferguson

Faculty Works

In Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz, the United States Supreme Court interpreted section 522(1) of the Bankruptcy Code according to its "plain meaning" and permitted a debtor to exempt $110,000 that was ineligible for exemption under substantive exemption law. The decision of the Court was premised on the fact that there was no timely objection to the claim of exemption. Although conceding that its decision might tempt debtors to claim exemptions in property ineligible for exemption on the chance that the trustee and creditors would fail to object in time, the Court cataloged a number of other remedies, including denial …


Avoiding Judicial Wrath: The Ten Commandments For Bankruptcy Practitioners, Nancy B. Rapoport Jan 1996

Avoiding Judicial Wrath: The Ten Commandments For Bankruptcy Practitioners, Nancy B. Rapoport

Scholarly Works

This article describes the top ten duties for bankruptcy lawyers. 1. Know the purpose(s) of the Bankruptcy Code. 2. Know the facts and the law. 3. Spend time crafting your arguments. 4. Don't lie (about conflicts of interest or about controlling law). 5. Be respectful (of other lawyers, of the system, and of other participants in the system). 6. Don't indulge your client's sleazy instincts. 7. Don't escalate a conflict unnecessarily. 8. Honor your calendar. 9. Keep your client informed. 10. Don't whine.


A Comment About A Separate Bankruptcy System, Carl Felsenfeld Jan 1996

A Comment About A Separate Bankruptcy System, Carl Felsenfeld

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Security Interests On Exempt Property After The 1994 Amendments To The Bankruptcy Code, David G. Carlson Jan 1996

Security Interests On Exempt Property After The 1994 Amendments To The Bankruptcy Code, David G. Carlson

Articles

No abstract provided.


Redemption And Reinstatement In Chapter 7 Cases, David G. Carlson Jan 1996

Redemption And Reinstatement In Chapter 7 Cases, David G. Carlson

Articles

No abstract provided.


Car Wars: Valuation Standards In Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cases, David G. Carlson Jan 1996

Car Wars: Valuation Standards In Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cases, David G. Carlson

Articles

No abstract provided.


Confirmation And Claims Trading, Frederick Tung Jan 1996

Confirmation And Claims Trading, Frederick Tung

Faculty Scholarship

The buying and selling of claims against companies in financial distress is not a new phenomenon. In times of financial distress, liquidity has always commanded a profit. However, the late 1980s and early 1990s saw the first significant trading of claims under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, our relatively new and novel system of corporate reorganization. Traditionally scorned by the financial establishment, distress investment came into vogue with the "megabankruptcies" that followed in the wake of the leveraged buyout boom of the 1980s. With its prospects for huge profits, claims trading in Chapter 11 became a Wall Street staple. …


A Mortgage By Any Other Name: A Plea For The Uniform Treatment Of Installment Land Contracts And Mortgages Under The Bankruptcy Code, Juliet M. Moringiello Dec 1995

A Mortgage By Any Other Name: A Plea For The Uniform Treatment Of Installment Land Contracts And Mortgages Under The Bankruptcy Code, Juliet M. Moringiello

Juliet M. Moringiello

No abstract provided.