April 20, 2021
Bankruptcy court has power to entertain a nationwide class action asserting a discharge violation.
February 24, 2021
Due process considerations persuaded District Judge Oetken to conclude that a creditor’s claims, unknown at the time, were not barred by a settlement.
February 4, 2021
Congress may have made a mistake in drafting, but the plain language of 28 U.S.C. § 1409(b) must control, Judge Grossman says.
January 22, 2021
Long Island judge follows ‘Burt’ Lifland and rules that a secured creditor is not entitled to adequate protections for periods of time before filing a motion giving rise to adequate protection.
January 21, 2021
The record as a whole and the likelihood of further abuse justify a pre-filing injunction.
January 4, 2021
Another opinion shows that Congress wrote Section 546(e) in a manner that goes far beyond protecting the securities markets in the U.S.
December 18, 2020
By continuing to litigate for 10 years on a lost cause, prejudgment interest will ‘up’ a fraudulent transfer defendant’s liability by 40%.
December 2, 2020
New York Court of Appeals decision opens the door to state court suits against third parties who cause debtors to breach contracts with lenders.
2nd Circuit , New York ,
November 17, 2020
Long Island judge finds no ambiguity in two statutes that other courts have found ambiguous when read together.
September 30, 2020
A homestead exemption does not bar selling a home when the chapter 7 debtor has no equity in the property, Judge Robert Grossman says.