4th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Stay Trumps Arbitration Agreement

By Vince Sullivan ( March 18, 2026, 7:21 PM EDT) -- A split Fourth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday that requiring a consumer debtor to arbitrate credit card collection actions would interfere with the clear purpose of the federal bankruptcy code, upholding a pair of lower court rulings that found alleged automatic stay violations by Goldman Sachs Bank should be dealt with through bankruptcy adversary proceedings....

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