Diego Sierra, Von Wobeser y Sierra SC
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Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Queen Mary University of London
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Fulvio Italiani and Carlos Omaña, D'Empaire
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Brian Bolin, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
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Luke A Barefoot and Benjamin S Beller, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
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Ronit J Berkovich and Olga F Peshko, Weil Gotshal & Manges
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Timothy Graulich and Elliot Moskowitz, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
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Fernando Daniel Hernandez, Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
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The Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in Crocker v. Navient Solutions is a stark reminder to for-profit student lenders and servicers that bankruptcy caselaw continues to evolve relating to discharge. In Crocker, the Fifth Circuit joined the trend of cases holding that private student loans are dischargeable in bankruptcy.
The circuit courts continue to wrestle over the duties imposed by the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay on creditors concerning turnover of a debtor’s impounded vehicle. Is a creditor required to automatically turn over the vehicle as soon as the bankruptcy petition is filed, or can it retain possession while awaiting an order of the bankruptcy court adjudicating turnover in an adversary proceeding?