Business Law

Joining the litany of recent cases which address standing in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) actions, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the Court) ruled that a consumer who received a dunning letter from a debt collector seeking to collect time-barred debt did not experience sufficient concrete injury to have Article III standing to assert the federal claims. Pierre v Midland Credit Management, Inc., 2022 WL 986441 (7th Cir. April 1, 2022). Read more

Medicare’s low-income patient hospital reimbursement adjustment is based on individuals “entitled” to Part A benefits, even if Medicare doesn’t pay for their treatment. Read more

It was not an April Fool’s joke when on April 1, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) affirmed the decision of the Oregon bankruptcy court denying the discharge of debtor Peter Szanto (“Szanto”) under Bankruptcy Code sections 727(a)(2)(B), (4)(A), (4)(D), and (6)(A). Read more

It was not an April Fool’s joke when on April 1, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) affirmed the decision of the Oregon bankruptcy court denying the discharge of debtor Peter Szanto (“Szanto”) under Bankruptcy Code sections 727(a)(2)(B), (4)(A), (4)(D), and (6)(A). Read more

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the Court) recently ruled that an asset purchaser who knew of but ignored a third party’s right of first refusal was not a good-faith purchaser protected by §§ 363(f) and (m) of the Bankruptcy Code. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company v. Country Visions Cooperative, 2022 WL 998984 (7th Cir. April 4, 2022). Read more

HHS may not vary Medicare prescription drug reimbursement rates by hospital group unless it surveys hospital acquisition costs. Read more

In Thakkar v. Good Gateway, LLC, 2022 WL 552743 (Nos. 20-4792 and 20-4800) (N.D. Ga. January 12, 2022) (“Thakkar”), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (the “Court”) rule that because he did not have a direct pecuniary interest in the matter, an LLC member of the debtors lacked standing to appeal the Bankruptcy Court’s ruling denying the debtors’ motions against a creditor for sanctions for allegedly violating the automatic stay and a mediation order in their bankruptcy cases. Read more

On June 21, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed S.3823 into law. The law, which is effective immediately, makes the following material changes to the Bankruptcy Code. Read more

State-law formula for allocating tort settlement funds between past and future medical expenses not preempted by the Medicaid Act. Read more

The following is a case update written by Robert G. Harris (rob@bindermalter.com), a partner in the Silicon Valley bankruptcy boutique, Binder & Malter, LLP, analyzing a recent decision of interest. Read more