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A Dozen Things That A Business Lawyer Should Know About The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005 - Part IV
Editor's note: Parts I, II and III of this article appeared in the February, March and April issues of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, respectively. "One of the prime purposes of the bankruptcy law has been to protect creditors from one another." - Mr. Justice Black in Young v. Higbee Co.,...
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"One of the prime purposes of the bankruptcy law has beento protect creditors from one another." - Mr. Justice Black in Young v. Higbee Co., 324 U.S. 204 (1945). Claims Of Taxing Agencies And Governmental Units Taxing agencies and other governmental authorities receive more favored treatment...
Read MoreA Dozen Things That A Business Lawyer Should Know About The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005 - Part II
Editor's note: Part I of this article appeared in the February issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Parts III and IV will appear in the April and May issues, respectively. "One of the prime purposes of the bankruptcy law has been ... to protect creditors from one another."-- Mr. Justice...
Read MoreA Dozen Things That A Business Lawyer Should Know About The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005 - Part I
"One of the prime purposes of the bankruptcy law has beenÉto protect creditors from one another." Mr. Justice Black in Young v. Higbee Co., 324 U.S. 204 (1945). Based on a belief that individual debtors were abusing the fresh start provided by the Bankruptcy Code, Congress passed the Bankruptcy...
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