Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Survey

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2010

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Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

This Survey Article reviews ten selected bankruptcy opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. During the Survey period, the Fifth Circuit published twenty-five bankruptcy decisions. The selected decisions either deal with issues of first impression or clarifications of Fifth Circuit law.

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Voluntary dismissal, Projected disposable income, In re Jacobsen, In re Nowlin, Class certification in bankruptcy, In re Wilborn, Bifurcation of claims, Bifurcation of secured claims of PMSI debt, In re Dale, Settlement of claims, In re Moore, Chapter 15 bankruptcy, In re Condor Insurance Ltd., Violation of automatic stay, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Labuzan, Equitable mootness, In re Blast Energy Services, Inc., Absolute priority rule, In re Pacific Lumber Co.

Citation

Brad W Odell, Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Survey, 43 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 821 (2010-2011)