Supreme Court Holds Bankruptcy Code Abrogates Tribal Immunity

In January, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indiansv. Coughlin after the First Circuit barred the Lac du Flambeau Band from seeking to collect on a $1,600 debt obligation to the tribe’s lending arm, Lendgreen, after the debtor filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

Filed under:
USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Troutman Pepper, Bankruptcy, US Congress, Supreme Court of the United States
Authors:
Andrew B. Buxbaum , Jared D. Bissell , Deborah Kovsky-Apap , Christina Lesko
Location:
USA
Firm:
Troutman Pepper