Lessons by Subject Outline - Bankruptcy

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• The Bankruptcy Law Index lists all CALI lessons covering Bankruptcy Law.

Subject Outline

• Policy and History
  • Chapter 1 from the free eLangdell® casebook,  Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • History
  • Enforcing Claims
  • Collecting Unsecured Claims
    • The Self-Help System for Collecting Unsecured Claims
    • The Judicial System for Collecting Unsecured Claims: Obtaining and Enforcing a Judgment
  • Provisional Remedies
  • Garnishments
    • Property Garnishments
    • Wage Garnishments
      • State Wage Garnishment Exemptions
      • Exceptions to Wage Garnishment Limits
    • Exemptions
      • State Law Execution Exemptions
      • Other Federal and State Exemptions
    • Federal Tax Collection
  • State Law Avoiding Powers
  • The Race to the Courthouse and the Concept of Bankruptcy
• Secured Claims
  • Chapter 2 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • Liens
    • Attachment of Liens
      • Attachment of Consensual Liens on Personal Property
      • Attachment of Consensual Liens on Real Property
      • Attachment of Judicial Liens
      • Attachment of Statutory Liens
    • The Concept of Perfecting Liens
      • Perfection of Consensual Personal Property Liens
      • Perfection of Real Property Liens
  • Priority of Liens
    • Priority of Consensual Liens
    • Priority of Real Property Liens
  • Purchase Money Security Interests
  • Foreclosing the Right of Redemption
• The Bankruptcy System
  • Chapter 3 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • Purposes of Bankruptcy
  • Structure of the Bankruptcy Code
  • Jurisdiction and Venue of Bankruptcy Cases
  • Voluntary Bankruptcy Petitions
  • Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions
  • Dismissal
    • Dismissal of Properly Filed Bankruptcy Petitions for “Cause.”   
    • Bad Faith Dismissals after the 2005 Amendments   
    • Dismissal of Cases Properly Filed under Other Chapters   
    • Voluntary and Involuntary Conversion and Dismissal.   
    • Dismissal of Consumer Chapter 7 Cases for “Abuse” – The Means Test
  • Rebutting the Presumption of Abuse under the Means Test
  • Attorney Sanctions for Means Test Violations
  • Eligibility after Prior Bankruptcy Cases
• The Bankruptcy Estate
  • Chapter 4 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
• Exemptions
  • Chapter 5 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • Electing the State or Federal Exemption Scheme
  • Exemption Planning
  • Avoiding Liens that Impair Exemptions
• The Automatic Stay
  • Chapter 6 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
• Operating the Estate
  • Chapter 7 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • The Trustee
    • The United States Trustee
    • The Case Trustee
  • The Section 341 Meeting
  • No Asset Cases
  • Use, Sale and Lease of Property
  • Post-Bankruptcy Financing
  • Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases – Assumption and Rejection
    • Executory Contracts in Bankruptcy (BNKR01)
• Enhancing the Estate
  • Chapter 8 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • Fraudulent Transfers -11 U.S.C. § 548
    • Fraudulent Transfers 1 - Types (BNKR02)
    • Fraudulent Transfers 3 - Leveraged Buyouts (BNKR04)
  • The Trustee’s State Law Powers - 11 U.S.C. § 544(b)
  • The Strong Arm Power - 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)
  • Preferences -11 U.S.C. § 547 and Defenses § 547(c)
  • Statutory Liens - 11 U.S.C. § 545
  • Setoffs - 11 U.S.C. § 553
  • Statute of Limitations on Avoiding Powers - 11 U.S.C. § 546(a)
  • Relation-back Perfection Rules - 11 U.S.C. § 546(b)
  • Reclamation Rights - 11 U.S.C. § 546(c)
  • Recovering Avoided Transfers - 11 U.S.C. § 550
    • Fraudulent Transfers 2 - Defenses (BNKR03)
• Secured Claims in Bankruptcy
  • Chapter 9 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • The Section 506(a) Split
  • The Section 506(c) Surcharge
  • Section 506(d) and Striping-down or Striping-Off Liens
  • Stripping Wholly Unsecured Liens in Chapter 7
  • Redemption - 11 U.S.C. § 722
  • Debtor’s Treatment of Secured Claims in Chapter 7:  Surrender, Redeem or Reinstate – or Maybe “Ride Through”
  • Post-Petition Effect of Security Interests: Section 552
  • Relief from Stay and Adequate Protection
• Unsecured Claims in Bankruptcy
  • Chapter 10 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • What is a “Claim”?
  • Claim Procedures
  • Priority Claims – 11 U.S.C. § 507
  • Subordination - 11 U.S.C. § 510
  • Abandonment - 11 U.S.C. § 554
  • Distribution to Creditors - 11 U.S.C. § 726
• The Discharge
  • Chapter 11 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • The Discharge Order
  • Denial of Discharge
  • Exceptions to Discharge - 11 U.S.C. § 523
    • Automatically Non-Dischargeable Debts
    • Debts Non-Dischargeable Only On Timely Request of the Creditor
  • Reaffirmation:  11 U.S.C. § 524(c)
• Wage Earner Reorganizations under Chapter 13
  • Chapter 12 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • Reasons for Filing under Chapter 13
  • The Chapter 13 Process
  • The Chapter 13 Plan Term (and “Commitment Period”)
  • Restructuring Secured Claims in a Chapter 13 Plan
  • Unsecured Claims in Chapter 13
  • Modification
• Business Reorganizations under Chapter 11
  • Chapter 13 from the free eLangdell® casebook, Bankruptcy Law and Practice
  • The Chapter 11 Process
  • The Exclusivity Period
  • Negotiating a Plan and the Disclosure Statement
  • Classification
  • Voting and Impairment
  • Non-Recourse Debt and the 11 U.S.C. § 1111(b) Election
  • Confirmation Requirements under 11 U.S.C. § 1129(a)
  • The Cramdown:  11 U.S.C. §1129(b)
    • Cramdown of Secured Claims
    • Cramdown of Unsecured Claims
  • The Chapter 11 Discharge - 11 U.S.C. § 1141
  • Protecting the Integrity of the Bankruptcy Process