business Cases
April 15, 2025
Bankruptcy Judge Littlefield insisted on supervision of post-confirmation legal fees when there was to be a ‘litany of litigation’ after confirmation.
April 10, 2025
Because all affected creditors were unanimous in support, Judge Michael Wiles didn’t agonize over whether the debtor actually had its center of main interests in the U.K.
April 9, 2025
A bankruptcy judge in San Antonio disagreed with two bankruptcy judges in Houston by holding that a nonvoting class is equivalent to rejecting a plan in Subchapter V of chapter 11.
April 4, 2025
Circuit court upholds Bankruptcy Judge Jernigan: Notice by publication doesn’t discharge claims from a lease that rode through chapter 11 or was assumed.
April 3, 2025
Houston’s Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez decided that the newest plan by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary didn’t qualify for nondebtor releases permissible in asbestos cases.
April 1, 2025
Wage claims and claims of critical vendors paid under ‘first day orders’ are counted toward the Subchapter V debt cap that’s rising on April 1 to about $3.4 million.
March 31, 2025
10th Circuit , Colorado ,
Bankruptcy judges continue to disagree on whether debts of corporations with cramdown plans in Subchapter V can have nondischargeable debts.
March 27, 2025
In an 8-1 opinion, the Supreme Court holds that the waiver of sovereign immunity under Section 106(a) does not extend to suits brought by a trustee under state law standing in the shoes of an actual creditor.
March 24, 2025
Picking up where Serta Simmons left off, the Fifth Circuit nixes another creative chapter 11 plan.
March 21, 2025
Some courts don’t transfer venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1412 if the claims are only ‘related to’ the bankruptcy and don’t arise in the bankruptcy case or arise under the Bankruptcy Code.