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Eleventh Circuit Upholds the Bankruptcy Court’s Discretion to Deny Trustee’s Plan Modification Based on Postpetition PI Proceeds
In Conte v. Hill, No. 24-10264, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court’s order denying a Chapter 13 trustee’s motion to modify two confirmed plans to require turnover of post-confirmation personal injury settlement proceeds. The injuries in both cases occurred post-petition. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed that plan modification remains […]
Tags: bankruptcy, discretion, Plan modification
August 1, 2025
Eighth Circuit Ducks Issue Whether Defensive Appellate Rights Are Estate Property, but Highlights Necessity of Staying an Order Granting Sale
July 31, 2025 — In Humphrey v. Christopher, No. 24-1854, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit sidestepped a key question in consumer bankruptcy law: whether a debtor’s defensive appellate rights are part of the bankruptcy estate and may be sold by the trustee. Instead, the court resolved the case on procedural grounds, […]
Tags: bankruptcy, defensive appellate rights, statutory mootness
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