July 27, 2023
Future liability on a lease was counted as a liquidated, noncontingent debt in calculating whether the Subchapter V debtor had more than $7.5 million in debt.
July 25, 2023
Section 959(a) doesn’t permit suing a trustee for breach of fiduciary duty outside of bankruptcy court.
July 18, 2023
Even under an unfavorable choice of law, a debtor in Connecticut was allowed to enjoy the state’s new $250,000 homestead exemption, even though her debts had accrued before the increase went into effect.
July 14, 2023
A bankruptcy judge in Oregon was unable to follow renowned Bankruptcy Judges ‘Burt’ Lifland and ‘Mike’ Lynn, who granted critical vendor motions.
9th Circuit , Oregon ,
July 10, 2023
In a motion to stay the issuance of the mandate, the government has announced that it will be filing a petition for certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review the Second Circuit’s Purdue decision allowing bankruptcy courts to issue releases to nondebtors.
Times are a-changin’ when it comes to setoff against exempt assets.
May 31, 2023
The concurring opinion, which is really a dissent, urges the Supreme Court to grant certiorari and resolve the split of circuits on nondebtor releases.
May 22, 2023
Courts are divided on whether electricity supplied within 20 days of bankruptcy gives rise to an administrative priority claim.
May 16, 2023
A federal district judge in New York holds that the safe harbor in Section 546(g) doesn’t preempt state fraudulent transfer laws.
May 1, 2023
Judge Goldblatt of Delaware wrote an opinion where the answer was self-evident but there was no authority on point.
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,