July 13, 2020
The SBRA can be used to extinguish a creditors’ committee previously appointed in a ‘traditional’ chapter 11 case.
4th Circuit , Maryland ,
July 10, 2020
In the Bankruptcy Rules, a claim objection isn’t treated like a motion for all purposes, the Eighth Circuit says.
July 9, 2020
The Seventh Circuit opinion raises the question of whether (or when) a court may restrict the use of a provision in a chapter 13 plan that Section 1322(b) permits.
July 7, 2020
Misconduct in the prior chapter 11 case barred debtors from proceeding as a small business reorganization under subchapter V of chapter 11.
July 1, 2020
For the circuit court, scant evidence is enough to uphold the trial court’s findings of fact.
June 29, 2020
Government often wins by arguing that the Small Business Act prohibits injunctions forcing the SBA to consider granting ‘PPP’ loans without regard to whether the applicant is a chapter 11 debtor.
June 26, 2020
Is Taggart just a defense that can be waived, or must a debtor plead and prove ‘no objectively reasonable basis’ in a motion for contempt of discharge?
June 24, 2020
Eventually, the Supreme Court will decide whether bankruptcy is a unique exception to the general rule that arbitration agreements are rigorously enforced.
In a rapid-fire appeal, the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Small Business Act bars bankruptcy courts from enjoining the SBA.
June 23, 2020
The expansive definition of a ‘financial institution’ allows fraudulent transfers to be structured so that no one will ever be held liable.