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10th Biennial Judge Joe Lee Bankruptcy, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law
10th Biennial Judge Joe Lee Bankruptcy, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law
Continuing Legal Education Materials
Materials from the 10th Biennial Judge Joe Lee Bankruptcy Institute held December 2001.
Collecting Debts From The Ill And Injured: The Rhetorical Significance, But Practical Irrelevance, Of Culpability And Ability To Pay, Melissa B. Jacoby
Collecting Debts From The Ill And Injured: The Rhetorical Significance, But Practical Irrelevance, Of Culpability And Ability To Pay, Melissa B. Jacoby
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Will Big Tobacco Seek Bankruptcy Protection? A $145 Billion Verdict Poses The Question, Mark Gottlieb, Richard A. Daynard
Will Big Tobacco Seek Bankruptcy Protection? A $145 Billion Verdict Poses The Question, Mark Gottlieb, Richard A. Daynard
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Rethinking The Discharge Of Pre-Petition Attorney Fees In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: A Debtor Oriented Perspective, James L. Neher
Rethinking The Discharge Of Pre-Petition Attorney Fees In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: A Debtor Oriented Perspective, James L. Neher
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
The courts are split over a provision of the Bankruptcy Code,' in which the majority courts hold that upon the filing of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, 2 unpaid attorney fees, for pre-petition work in connection with preparing and filing bankruptcy, are discharged. In contrast, the minority view holds that attorney fees in connection with preparing and filing a bankruptcy are not dischargeable whether prepaid or not, as long as they are not excessive.4 The problem with the majority view is that indigent debtors may be deprived of access to legal counsel unless they can pay all or most of their …
Bankruptcy, Just For The Rich? An Analysis Of Popular Fee Arrangements For Pre-Petition Legal Fees And A Call To Amend, Kerry H. Ducey
Bankruptcy, Just For The Rich? An Analysis Of Popular Fee Arrangements For Pre-Petition Legal Fees And A Call To Amend, Kerry H. Ducey
Vanderbilt Law Review
The scenario is typical. An individual sits amid a pile of overdue bills. He calculates and recalculates only to verify what he has already suspected-his debt far exceeds his monthly income. Meanwhile, creditors and collection agencies demand payment while threatening repossession and other legal action. With no ready source of additional income, the debtor ultimately decides to file for bankruptcy. He consults an attorney, and the two agree to file a consumer no-asset Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition.' The lawyer then promises to use her best efforts to secure relief for the debtor. All she needs is a retainer. A retainer? …
Bankruptcy Reform: Does The End Justify The Means?, A. Mechele Dickerson
Bankruptcy Reform: Does The End Justify The Means?, A. Mechele Dickerson
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
21st Annual Conference On Legal Issues For Financial Institutions, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law
21st Annual Conference On Legal Issues For Financial Institutions, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law
Continuing Legal Education Materials
Materials from the 21st Annual Conference on Legal Issues For Financial Institutions held by UK/CLE in April of 2001.
Crumbs For Oliver Twist: Resolving The Conflict Between Tax And Support Claims In Bankruptcy, Michelle A. Cecil
Crumbs For Oliver Twist: Resolving The Conflict Between Tax And Support Claims In Bankruptcy, Michelle A. Cecil
Faculty Publications
This article is premised on the assumption that the congressional goal of preferring support claims over federal income tax claims is indeed a laudable one, based on three interrelated policy justifications. First, support claimants are unable to spread their risk of loss like the government is able to do by raising tax rates or increasing tax revenue from other sources. As three prominent bankruptcy scholars noted in their recent study of consumer bankruptcy entitled The Fragile Middle Class: Americans in Debt:
The Failure Of Public Company Bankruptcies In Delaware And New York: Empirical Evidence Of A "Race To The Bottom", Lynn M. Lopucki, Sara D. Kalin
The Failure Of Public Company Bankruptcies In Delaware And New York: Empirical Evidence Of A "Race To The Bottom", Lynn M. Lopucki, Sara D. Kalin
Vanderbilt Law Review
Commentators sometimes recognize Delaware's preeminence in corporate law, but they almost invariably treat Delaware's recent popularity as a bankruptcy venue choice as raising entirely different issues. In fact, the two are integrally related. Specifically, just as the efforts of Delaware and other states to attract corporations--a process often referred to as "charter competition'-has induced Delaware to regulate corporate law in a generally efficient manner, the same forces will have a beneficial effect on Delaware's bankruptcy judges
. -Professor David Skeet'
Whither The Race? A Comment On The Effects Of The Delawarization Of Corporate Reorganizations, Robert K. Rasmussen, Randall S. Thomas
Whither The Race? A Comment On The Effects Of The Delawarization Of Corporate Reorganizations, Robert K. Rasmussen, Randall S. Thomas
Vanderbilt Law Review
The war is over and Delaware has won. The "Delawarization" of bankruptcy law appears complete. The reorganization of a large, publicly held corporation under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code today will more likely take place in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court than in any other jurisdiction.' The bankruptcy judges and lawyers in Delaware are no doubt pleased with this state of affairs, while many of their counterparts in other jurisdictions look to Delaware with envy. While few question that Delaware is the preferred forum for public corporations seeking to reorganize, it remains hotly contested whether that is a good thing. …
What's So Bad About Delaware?, David A. Skeel, Jr.
What's So Bad About Delaware?, David A. Skeel, Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
There is something a little desperate about the relentless criticism of Delaware's bankruptcy judges. Prior to 1990, nobody thought much about Delaware as a filing location for large corporate debtors. Thereafter, following in the wake (or jet-stream, perhaps) of the Continental Airlines bankruptcy, more and more large debtors began filing their bankruptcy cases in Delaware. Because bankruptcy's venue provision permits debtors to file for bankruptcy in their state of incorporation, and so many large firms are incorporated in Delaware, most large corporate debtors are entitled to choose Delaware for their bankruptcy case if they wish. Since 1990, the critics have …
Can The Market Evaluate Legal Regimes? A Response To Professors Rasmussen, Thomas, And Skeel, Lynn M. Lopucki
Can The Market Evaluate Legal Regimes? A Response To Professors Rasmussen, Thomas, And Skeel, Lynn M. Lopucki
Vanderbilt Law Review
Scholarly projects benefit from thoughtful criticism-particularly by those committed to a contrary view. For that reason, I feel fortunate that the three leading proponents of the efficiency of Delaware bankruptcy reorganization have taken the time to respond to our study.'
These three critics recognize that the stakes are enormous. As Professor Rasmussen and Professor Thomas put it, the bankruptcy reorganization of large, public companies was "Delawarized" during the decade of the 1990s. If it can be shown that, during the period of Delawarization, the Delaware court provided a wasteful and inefficient reorganization process, it follows that even a very sophisticated …
Revised Article 9 Meets The Bankruptcy Code: Policy And Impact, (With C. Mooney, Jr.)., Steven L. Harris
Revised Article 9 Meets The Bankruptcy Code: Policy And Impact, (With C. Mooney, Jr.)., Steven L. Harris
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Rejection Versus Termination: A Sublessee's Rights In A Lease Rejected In A Bankruptcy Proceeding Under 11 U.S.C. § 365(D)(4), Vivek Sankaran
Rejection Versus Termination: A Sublessee's Rights In A Lease Rejected In A Bankruptcy Proceeding Under 11 U.S.C. § 365(D)(4), Vivek Sankaran
Michigan Law Review
When a party files for bankruptcy under chapter 11 of the United States Code, the court typically appoints a trustee to handle all of the party's financial obligations. The trustee's responsibilities include investigating the financial condition of the debtor, the operation of the business, the desirability of continuing the business, and any other matter relevant to the disposition of the bankrupt estate. If a bankrupt party holds a commercial lease, the trustee possesses two options for dealing with the lease. One option is to reject the lease, which ends the bankrupt party's obligation to adhere to the provisions of the …
Crystals And Mud In Bankruptcy Law: Judicial Competence And Statutory Design, Edward J. Janger
Crystals And Mud In Bankruptcy Law: Judicial Competence And Statutory Design, Edward J. Janger
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Is International Bankruptcy Possible?, Frederick Tung
Is International Bankruptcy Possible?, Frederick Tung
Michigan Journal of International Law
Although international business firms proliferate, there is no international bankruptcy system. Instead, bankruptcy law remains a matter for individual states. The failure of a multinational firm therefore raises difficult questions of conflict and cooperation among national bankruptcy laws. In the discourse over the appropriate design for an international bankruptcy system, universalism has long held sway as the dominant idea, embraced nearly universally by bankruptcy scholars. Universalism offers a simple and elegant blueprint for international bankruptcy. Under universalism, the bankruptcy regime of the debtor firm's home country would govern worldwide, enjoying global reach to treat all of the debtor's assets and …
Trouble Down Under: Some Thoughts On The Australian-American Corporate Bankruptcy Divide, 2001 Utah L. Rev. 189 (2001), Paul B. Lewis
Trouble Down Under: Some Thoughts On The Australian-American Corporate Bankruptcy Divide, 2001 Utah L. Rev. 189 (2001), Paul B. Lewis
UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Practical Scholar, David G. Epstein
The Practical Scholar, David G. Epstein
Law Faculty Publications
Larry King was "the practical scholar" for bankruptcy. In 1992, Harry Edwards, a District of Columbia Court of Appeals judge who has been a lecturer at New York University Law School since 1989, provided a definition of "practical scholarship" that defines Larry's scholarship: "[I]t analyzes the law and the legal system with an aim to instruct attorneys in their consideration of legal problems; to guide judges and other decisionmakers in their resolution of legal disputes; and to advise legislators and other policymakers on law reform.
Bankruptcy Empiricism: Lighthouse Still No Good (Reviewing Teresa A. Sullivan, Elizabeth Warren & Jay Lawrence Westbook, The Fragile Middle Class: Americans In Debt (2000)), Margaret Howard
Scholarly Articles
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What's So Bad About Delaware?, David A. Skeel Jr.
What's So Bad About Delaware?, David A. Skeel Jr.
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
A Brave New Lochner Era? The Constitutionality Of Nafta Chapter 11, Steve Louthan
A Brave New Lochner Era? The Constitutionality Of Nafta Chapter 11, Steve Louthan
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In the eight years since its adoption, NAFTA Chapter 11 has escaped significant scrutiny from academics and journalists alike. However, with the recent filing of several Chapter 11 expropriation claims involving U.S. states, Chapter 11 has begun to gain some notoriety in the press and sparked at least two legal symposia this past year.
This Note begins by highlighting the recent Methanex Chapter 11 claim involving the State of California. Methanex, a Canadian chemical manufacturer and importer, claimed $1.6 billion in damages over California's ban of the chemical MTBE. Despite the EPA'S classification of MTBE as a possible carcinogen and …
Staying True To Purpose: Including Corporate Debtors Under § 362(H) Of The Federal Bankruptcy Code, D. Casey Kobi
Staying True To Purpose: Including Corporate Debtors Under § 362(H) Of The Federal Bankruptcy Code, D. Casey Kobi
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Whither The Race? A Comment On The Effects Of The Delawarization Of Corporate Reorganizations, Randall Thomas, Robert K. Rasmussen
Whither The Race? A Comment On The Effects Of The Delawarization Of Corporate Reorganizations, Randall Thomas, Robert K. Rasmussen
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
Recent empirical work has demonstrated that large, publicly held firms tend to file for bankruptcy in Delaware. In our previous work, we have documented this trend, and argued that it may be efficient for prepackaged bankruptcies, while it unclear if it is efficient for traditional Chapter 11 cases. In this piece, we respond to LoPucki and Kalin's assertion that Delaware bankruptcy court performs worse than others. They base this claim on the observation that firms that file for bankruptcy in Delaware are more likely to file for bankruptcy a second time than are firms that file in another jurisdiction. We …
Revised Article 9, Securitization Transactions And The Bankruptcy Dynamic, Lois R. Lupica
Revised Article 9, Securitization Transactions And The Bankruptcy Dynamic, Lois R. Lupica
Faculty Publications
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code ("U.C.C.")1 is the law governing the creation, perfection, and enforcement of security interests in personal property. Originally enacted in 1960,2 Article 9 was substantially revised in 1972 in response to changes in commercial financing markets and practices. Since this last revision, there have been further changes, including technological advances, affecting commercial practice and custom. These changes have led the Permanent Editorial Board for the U.C.C. ("PEB") to recommend to the American Law Institute ("ALI") and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws ("NCCUSL") that Article 9, once again, be significantly revised. …
Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction And Agency Action: Resolving The Nextwave Of Conflict, Rafael I. Pardo
Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction And Agency Action: Resolving The Nextwave Of Conflict, Rafael I. Pardo
Scholarship@WashULaw
This Comment criticizes a pair of decisions by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, FCC v. NextWave Personal Communications, Inc. (In re NextWave Personal Communications, Inc.) and In re FCC, which held that a bankruptcy court lacks jurisdiction to determine whether the Federal Communications Commission is stayed from revoking a debtor's licenses. The Comment argues that the Second Circuit interpreted the bankruptcy court's jurisdiction too narrowly because it failed to distinguish properly between an agency's action as a creditor and as a regulator. It concludes that bankruptcy courts and courts of appeals have concurrent jurisdiction to …
Bankruptcy Reform: An Orderly Development Of Public Policy , William T. Bodoh, Lawrence P. Dempsey
Bankruptcy Reform: An Orderly Development Of Public Policy , William T. Bodoh, Lawrence P. Dempsey
Cleveland State Law Review
In legislating the pending bankruptcy "reform," Congress has made many of the key decisions behind closed doors. In fact, the process has been characterized as a congressional effort to pass a "stealth bankruptcy bill." This secrecy brings into question the democratic nature of congressional deliberation. When the Framers designed the legislative branch, open debate was envisioned as the rule, not the exception. Unfortunately, Congress has adopted a secretive, approach to pushing through recent bankruptcy legislation. In a sharp departure from the decades-long congressional approach to bankruptcy legislation, "Congress stopped seeking expert advice and instead turned to special interest lobbyists…” Thus, …
The Failure Of Public Company Bankruptcies In Delaware And New York: Empirical Evidence Of A "Race To The Bottom", Lynn M. Lopucki, Sara D. Kalin
The Failure Of Public Company Bankruptcies In Delaware And New York: Empirical Evidence Of A "Race To The Bottom", Lynn M. Lopucki, Sara D. Kalin
UF Law Faculty Publications
In the early 1990s, Delaware replaced New York as the jurisdiction of choice for the bankruptcy reorganization of large, public companies. In an empirical study of 188 companies emerging from bankruptcy reorganization from 1983 through 1996, the authors found that the refiling rates for public companies reorganized in Delaware and New York were about five to seven times the refiling rates for companies reorganized in other courts. Nine of the thirty large, public companies emerging in Delaware from 1991 to 1996 (30%) have already refiled. New York rates were higher during the period of New York's dominance than during the …
Is International Bankruptcy Possible?, Frederick Tung
Is International Bankruptcy Possible?, Frederick Tung
Faculty Scholarship
Although international business firms proliferate, there is no international bankruptcy system. Instead, bankruptcy law remains a matter for individual states. The failure of a multinational firm therefore raises difficult questions of conflict and cooperation among national bankruptcy laws. In the discourse over the appropriate design for an international bankruptcy system, universalism has long held sway as the dominant idea, embraced nearly universally by bankruptcy scholars. Universalism offers a simple and elegant blueprint for international bankruptcy. Under universalism, the bankruptcy regime of the debtor firm's home country would govern worldwide, enjoying global reach to treat all of the debtor's assets and …
Can The Market Evaluate Legal Regimes? A Response To Professors Rasmussen, Thomas, And Skeel, Lynn M. Lopucki
Can The Market Evaluate Legal Regimes? A Response To Professors Rasmussen, Thomas, And Skeel, Lynn M. Lopucki
UF Law Faculty Publications
Scholarly projects benefit from thoughtful criticism-particularly by those committed to a contrary view. For that reason, I feel fortunate that the three leading proponents of the efficiency of Delaware bankruptcy reorganization have taken the time to respond to our study.' These three critics recognize that the stakes are enormous. As Professor Rasmussen and Professor Thomas put it, the bankruptcy reorganization of large, public companies was "Delawarized" during the decade of the 1990s. If it can be shown that, during the period of Delawarization, the Delaware court provided a wasteful and inefficient reorganization process, it follows that even a very sophisticated …
Cases And Materials On Bankruptcy, Margaret Howard, Peter Alces
Cases And Materials On Bankruptcy, Margaret Howard, Peter Alces
Margaret Howard
No abstract provided.