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Treatment Of Sexual-Abuse Compensation In Individual Bankruptcy Cases: A Need For Reform
Recent court decisions reveal troubling inconsistencies in how sexual-abuse compensation is treated when victims file for bankruptcy, with outcomes varying dramatically based on jurisdiction and judicial interpretation. This analysis examines the legal tensions between trustees' claims to estate property and the deeply personal, rehabilitative nature of abuse compensation awards.
United States Insolvency
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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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SDNY Bankruptcy Court: Solvent Debtors Face Higher Hurdle To Avoid Default Interest Under 11 U.S.C. § 506(b)
A recent bankruptcy court decision establishes that solvent debtors face a nearly insurmountable burden when attempting to avoid paying contractual default interest rates to oversecured lenders under section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. The ruling clarifies that solvency operates as a threshold question that must be resolved before equitable factors can even be considered, fundamentally reshaping the analysis for post-petition interest disputes in the Second Circuit.
United States Insolvency
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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
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