Rochelle's Daily Wire

Redesignation under the SBRA might become a hot topic once again when (if) Congress raises the cap back to $7.5 million.

The Ninth Circuit BAP explained the differences between contempt under Rule 9011, Section 105(a) and inherent authority.

Authorities are split on whether avoidance actions are estate property that can be sold or can only be prosecuted by the trustee.

This month, two circuits found no ‘related to’ bankruptcy jurisdiction for climate-change lawsuits against energy companies.

Reliance on advice of counsel is not a complete defense to contempt citations.

In a nonprecedential opinion, the Fifth Circuit suggests that a mortgage that could be reformed in state court cannot be reformed in bankruptcy.

At oral argument, the justices seemed more concerned about the remedy to give if the dual fee system was unconstitutional.

Had Congress considered the facts that were before Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Brown, it surely would have written the statute differently, this writer believes.

Curtailing equitable mootness will benefit the bankruptcy community by fostering appellate decisions that clarify the standards for confirmation of chapter 11 plans.

The Eleventh Circuit explained how prudential (or ‘person aggrieved’) standing is a higher standard more difficult to meet than constitutional (or ‘Article III’) standing.