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Fifth Circuit: Preference Claims Are Property of the Bankruptcy Estate that Can Be Sold

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A debtor's non-exempt assets (and even the debtor's entire business) are commonly sold during the course of a bankruptcy case by the trustee or a chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") as a means of augmenting the bankruptcy...more

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Do You Get To Keep Your Roth IRA Even if You File Bankruptcy? In Georgia, Yes, Says the Eleventh Circuit

In an issue of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Roth IRA is not property of a bankruptcy estate in Georgia. Hoffman v. Signature Bank of Georgia, Case No. 20-12823 (11th Cir. Jan. 24,...more

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UCC Collateral Description: More May Not Be Better

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Ring v. First Niagara Bank, N.A. (In re Sterling United, Inc.), 519 B.R. 586 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 2014) – A chapter 7 trustee sought to recover as preferences payments made by the debtor to a lender and proceeds of...more

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