Bankruptcy Law Fundamentals features authoritative discussions on the following topics:
- Diminished super discharge in Chapter 13 in response to Congress, adding injuries caused by drunk driving, educational loans, and restitution imposed after conviction of a crime to the exceptions from the super discharge
- Cram down and a recent circuit court decision splitting the secured and unsecured parts of a residential mortgage debt
- Administration of the bankruptcy estate and what constitutes entitlement to special protection under Bankruptcy Code §365
- Whether members of creditors' committees are entitled to reimbursement for their expenses
- Discharge available to individual debtors, taking into account recent statutory and judicial developments
It also features:
- The new law and cases added to highlight BAPCPA changes
- An entire chapter devoted to United States Supreme Court cases discussing bankruptcy law