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Unexpired Leases In Bankruptcy: Rights Of The Affected Mortgagee, Peter A. Alces
Unexpired Leases In Bankruptcy: Rights Of The Affected Mortgagee, Peter A. Alces
Faculty Publications
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Bankruptcy—Eighth Circuit's Analysis Of The Chapter 13 Good Faith Requirement, Robert Victor Harper
Bankruptcy—Eighth Circuit's Analysis Of The Chapter 13 Good Faith Requirement, Robert Victor Harper
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
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The Impact Of A Solvent Corporation's Reorganization On Products Liability Claimants, Hal B. Perkins
The Impact Of A Solvent Corporation's Reorganization On Products Liability Claimants, Hal B. Perkins
Cardozo Law Review
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Shopping Center Tenant Bankruptcies: A Better Balance Of Opposing Interests, Matthew J. Gould
Shopping Center Tenant Bankruptcies: A Better Balance Of Opposing Interests, Matthew J. Gould
Cardozo Law Review
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The Recent Erosion Of The Secured Creditor's Rights Through Cases, Rules And Statutory Changes In Bankruptcy Law, James J. White
The Recent Erosion Of The Secured Creditor's Rights Through Cases, Rules And Statutory Changes In Bankruptcy Law, James J. White
Articles
One can view the law of creditors' rights as a series of cyclesin which alternatively the rights of the creditor and then those of the debtor are in ascendancy. Looking back through Americanlegislative history, one sees both the state legislatures and the Congress intervening on behalf of debtors in a variety of ways onmany occasions. An early example of such intervention was the enactment, particularly in the Midwest and West, of generous exemption laws that removed a variety of property beyond the reach of general creditors. A second example is the enactment of usury laws, which continue to be a …
Creditor Acquiescence As A Defense To An Exception To Discharge In Bankruptcy, Elizabeth Gavit Filipow
Creditor Acquiescence As A Defense To An Exception To Discharge In Bankruptcy, Elizabeth Gavit Filipow
Indiana Law Journal
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The Manville Bankruptcy: Treating Mass Tort Claims In Chapter 11 Proceedings, Robert Jones
The Manville Bankruptcy: Treating Mass Tort Claims In Chapter 11 Proceedings, Robert Jones
Journal Articles
The reorganization petition filed by the Manville Corporation, the nation’s largest asbestos manufacturer in 1982 is an attempt by a healthy and solvent corporation to declare bankruptcy. It differs greatly from a traditional reorganization case, which involves a debtor that knows who its creditors are and how much it owes them. Manville does not know who the majority of its creditors are or the amount of its potential tort liability. It is instead using the 1978 Bankruptcy Reform Act's Chapter 11 reorganization provisions to seek shelter from a huge but speculative tort liability. In doing so Manville presents a major …