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May 9, 2019

Creditors lack standing in Delaware and other states for derivative liability suits against officers and managers of LPs and LLCs.

May 1, 2019

Even if a debtor has committed fraud, at least three creditors still must join an involuntary petition if the debtor has 12 or more creditors.
Even if a debtor has committed fraud, at least three creditors still must join an involuntary petition if the debtor has 12 or more creditors.

April 30, 2019

If the involuntary corporate debtor was deadlocked and unable to act, the dissenter would have permitted a 50% shareholder to seek damage for dismissal of the petition.
If the involuntary corporate debtor was deadlocked and unable to act, the dissenter would have permitted a 50% shareholder to seek damage for dismissal of the petition.

April 26, 2019

Fifth Circuit in substance says that state law overcomes the Bankruptcy Code’s broad definition of who’s a creditor entitled to notice.
Fifth Circuit in substance says that state law overcomes the Bankruptcy Code’s broad definition of who’s a creditor entitled to notice.

April 25, 2019

In Taggart v. Lorenzen, the justices sounded largely noncommittal, except for the Chief Justice, who seemed in the debtor’s camp favoring a stricter standard for contempt of the discharge injunction.
In Taggart v. Lorenzen, the justices sounded largely noncommittal, except for the Chief Justice, who seemed in the debtor’s camp favoring a stricter standard for contempt of the discharge injunction.

April 5, 2019

Following dicta in Bellingham, Judge Collins finds no power to enter a final order in a fraudulent transfer suit against a defendant who did not consent.