Rochelle's Daily Wire

A firm wasn’t disqualified when attorneys who left the firm long ago had represented an adversary in a possibly similar engagement.

Although there wasn’t ‘good cause’ to excuse late service of a summons and complaint, the bankruptcy court salvaged a large preference by exercising discretion and granting a 10-day expansion of the 90-day deadline.

Seventh Circuit holds that comparative fault requires a reduction in compensatory damages for a discharge violation but not for a debtor’s attorneys’ fees.

Ninth Circuit BAP confirmed a plan with no future creditors’ trust when the debtor claimed there were no future claims and no one was in court representing future claimants.

Listing a lawsuit explicitly in a disclosure statement may not mean there’s a ‘close nexus’ to provide subject matter jurisdiction for an action brought in bankruptcy court after confirmation.

A chapter 11 debtor may be saddled with smaller WARN Act claims by imposing mass layoffs after filing.

Delaware’s Bankruptcy Judge Goldblatt explains why the Supreme Court’s Truck Insurance opinion says nothing about Article III constitutional standing.

Selling a debtor’s claims must be structured to avoid champerty under state law.

A plan saying that it satisfies and settles claims does nothing more than discharge the claims. It doesn’t extinguish the claims, the Fifth Circuit says.

The debtor agreed not to raise equitable mootness on an appeal only challenging nondebtor opt-out releases.