Bankruptcy Law

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to and comprehensive survey of Federal bankruptcy law, focusing on the United States Bankruptcy Code and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. Coverage begins with the state law collection remedies and proceeds to focus on the entire bankruptcy process for both individuals and businesses, from the initial filing of the bankruptcy petition through confirmation and/or discharge. Roughly equal time will be devoted to consumer bankruptcy and business bankruptcy. This course includes the economic, political, and ethical issues underlying bankruptcy's competing goals: providing insolvent consumer and business debtors with a fresh start while satisfying creditor claims in an equitable and orderly manner.