In a recent decision, a bankruptcy court in Georgia enforced the arbitration agreement contained in a South Carolina consumer loan, holding that it is valid and enforceable, and that enforcement of it did not create an inherent conflict with the purposes of the Bankruptcy Code. 

The Third Circuit held that a supplier may accept court-approved “critical vendor” payments post-petition from a debtor’s bankruptcy estate without fear that such payments will increase that supplier’s liability for payments received pre-petition. Friedman’s Liquidating Trust v. Roth Staffing Cos., 738 F.3d 547 (3d Cir. 2013) (No.

On May 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Article III of the U.S. Constitution is not violated when bankruptcy courts decide matters with the knowing and voluntary consent of the litigants.  Wellness Int’l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif,No. 13-935 (U.S. May 26, 2015).