Rochelle's Daily Wire

Courts are split over the effect on claims discharged in chapter 7 if the debtor converts the case to chapter 13.

Agreeing to bidding procedures can waive the right to make the Section 1111(b) election, Judge Hoffman says.

The Seventh Circuit uses broad equitable powers to prevent one member of a class from receiving a settlement when appealing an issue applicable to the entire class.

Third Circuit’s Judge Bibas says that courts use the wrong nomenclature when they say that creditors lack standing to pursue claims belonging to the estate. It’s a question of statutory authority, he said, not standing.

On an issue with no appellate authority, a Delaware district judge rules that federal income taxes are administrative claims if filing occurs before the year’s end.

Reclamation creditors no longer have liens or administrative claims if a secured lender sucks up all the value in reclaimed goods.

Second Circuit prevents ‘artful drafting’ from evading the cap on golden parachutes under Section 502(b)(7).

Courts are divided on discharging fines in a corporate chapter 11 case when the government itself was not defrauded.

In the Bankruptcy Rules, a claim objection isn’t treated like a motion for all purposes, the Eighth Circuit says.

Disclosing a lawsuit in the SOFA and discussing the suit with the trustee is no substitute for listing the suit among a debtor’s assets, the Ninth Circuit BAP says.