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Federal Preemption And The Bankruptcy Code: At What Point Does State Law Cease To Apply During The Claims Allowance Process?, Dylan Lackowitz Jan 2017

Federal Preemption And The Bankruptcy Code: At What Point Does State Law Cease To Apply During The Claims Allowance Process?, Dylan Lackowitz

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Anything you do in bankruptcy can and will be used against you in bankruptcy. Prior to the commencement of a bankruptcy case, perhaps courts should issue this Miranda-esque warning to the parties. At least, if the bankruptcy court had, Plymouth LLC (“Plymouth”) might have saved approximately $800,000 that it spent acquiring a lien against Princeton LP’s (“Princeton”) vacant office park in the Township of Lawrence, New Jersey. Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that Plymouth’s claim against Princeton in Princeton’s bankruptcy case was disallowed for violating New Jersey’s tax sale law pursuant to …


Beyond The Great Divide: Federalism Concerns In Municipal Insolvency, Andrew B. Dawson Jan 2017

Beyond The Great Divide: Federalism Concerns In Municipal Insolvency, Andrew B. Dawson

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