In what I hope will turn into an ongoing Bankruptcy Judges series, bring Plan Proponent out of an unintentional COVID hiatus, and highlight the blog’s “new look” on the LexBlog platform, this is the kickoff post for a weekly series
Continue Reading Judges Series – Judge Homer Drake’s Bankruptcy Opinions – Introduction
In this blog post, Plan Proponent tributes U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last Friday at the age of 87, by cataloging her seven majority bankruptcy opinions.
Continue Reading Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Bankruptcy Opinions
Last night we blogged about the $2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill that proposes to increase the SBRA small business debt limit in Subchapter V Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases from approximately $2.7 million to $7.5 million, at least for the next
Continue Reading Senate Approves COVID-19 Stimulus Package That Will Increase SBRA Chapter 11 Debt Limit to $7,500,000
We spent the last part of February blogging about the first series of substantive opinions under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA), which became effective on February 19, 2020. That news seems rather quaint a month later, as
Continue Reading COVID-19 Stimulus Package May Temporarily Increase SBRA Chapter 11 Debt Limit to $7,500,000
It’s the Wild West of “firsts” in these opening days of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA), which went live on February 19, 2020. We blogged about the first ever small business Subchapter V case here and provided
Continue Reading California Bankruptcy Judge Clarkson Suggests that Pre-SBRA Debtors May Opt-Into Subchapter V
I blogged late yesterday evening about what appeared, at first glance, to have been a slow debut for the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA). Although the Turney case still gets the trophy for the first ever Subchapter V
Continue Reading The First Subchapter V Small Business Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case (Updated)
Effective today, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) is live and taking cases. Thus, we figured that PACER would have much to report about such a potentially big day for small business debtors. In fact, we assumed that
Continue Reading The First Subchapter V Small Business Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
We figured we’d wrap-up a slow blogging year with a look back, just in time for the New Year and a New Decade. Believe it or not, Plan Proponent, which debuted on February 12, 2015, has occupied nearly half of
Continue Reading Happy New Year: The Best of 2015-2019
With an exciting but somewhat controversial finish in last night’s game, the Washington Nationals tied the series 3-3 with the Houston Astros, setting-up for a potentially exciting Game 7 conclusion to the World Series. Unlike the Cubs in 2016 and
Continue Reading The Houston Astros in October: Bankruptcy Edition
What better way to wake Plan Proponent from a seven (!) month slumber than a minor Supreme Court opinion? Monday’s Taggart v. Lorenzen decision is not a confirmation opinion, but we’ve always tried to cover the Court’s bankruptcy decisions. In
Continue Reading Supreme Court Adopts Objective Standard for Bankruptcy Discharge Violations
