Rochelle's Daily Wire

Unsuccessfully attempting to punch homes in Mirant, FERC emerged from the Fifth Circuit with no power to stop bankruptcy courts from rejecting contracts otherwise within FERC’s jurisdiction.

The first court of appeals to reach the issue decides that the SBA properly interpreted the CARES Act to bar chapter 11 debtors from receiving PPP ‘loans.’

Fifth Circuit opinion shows that disallowance of a class proof of claim may preclude individual class members from filing late claims.

A claim of the IRS can provide a 10-year lookback for avoidance actions, but the claim must have been filed.

At the risk of committing error, a district judge in New York reads a third-party release to cover only derivative claims, not direct claims that a creditor may have against a nondebtor.

Someone seeking to issue a subpoena to a trustee is the proper party to seek leave under the Barton doctrine, Judge Clarkson says.

The Ninth Circuit answered a question left open by the Supreme Court in Ritzen.

Disputes over water rights aren’t the sort of property interest that can attach to proceeds in a sale ‘free and clear’ under Section 363(f).

Judge in New Jersey explains why chapter 11 is the best alternative for a large company to deal with mass torts.

Equitable tolling can extend the two-year deadline for filing complaints, but the deadline can’t be extended without notice to the defendants, even if they are unknown or unknowable.