business Cases
May 24, 2019
New judge on the Sixth Circuit raises a host of questions about the requisites of standing in bankruptcy court.
May 20, 2019
Supreme Court gets around to overruling Lubrizol almost 35 years later.
May 17, 2019
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
Discretionary bonuses by an insolvent employer are not automatically fraudulent transfers, Judge Silverstein says.
May 14, 2019
Fifth Circuit rejects the ‘recodification canon’ to divest bankruptcy courts of jurisdiction over Social Security suits.
May 9, 2019
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
Creditors lack standing in Delaware and other states for derivative liability suits against officers and managers of LPs and LLCs.
May 8, 2019
New Orleans district judge finds discretion in Fifth and Ninth Circuit authority for jurisdiction over an appeal after dismissal of the underlying bankruptcy case.
May 6, 2019
If a ‘marijuana’ case dodges a motion to dismiss, objecting to confirmation is too late, the Ninth Circuit says.
May 3, 2019
Bankruptcy Judge Lloyd limits a recent Sixth Circuit opinion to its facts in holding that a bank was not liable to pay professional fees from a cash collateral carveout.
April 30, 2019
If the involuntary corporate debtor was deadlocked and unable to act, the dissenter would have permitted a 50% shareholder to seek damage for dismissal of the petition.
April 23, 2019
Supreme Court will not rule on whether upholding the integrity of the judicial system by itself confers appellate standing.