Venue/Jurisdiction

Seventh Circuit Dismisses Based on ‘Person Aggrieved’ Without Citing Truck Insurance

A per curiam decision from the Seventh Circuit raises the question of whether Truck Insurance overruled ‘person aggrieved’ sub silentio.
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A Plan Appeal Wasn’t Equitably Moot, Even Though Reversal Might Rejigger New Equity

A district court in Houston denied a motion to dismiss a confirmation appeal as equitably moot, although reversal might alter ownership of the reorganized debtor.

Judge Goldblatt Engrafts the Standing Rules from Truck Insurance onto Chapter 7

At least with regard to standing for objections to claims, Delaware’s Judge Craig Goldblatt believes that the Truck Insurance standard for chapter 11 also applies in chapter 7.

Bankruptcy Court Can’t Have Exclusive Jurisdiction over Disputes from a Sale Order

A district judge in Indiana says that a bankruptcy court cannot have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes in the future except in the circumstances specified in Section 1334.

Bankruptcy Judge Hursh Denies Arbitration over a Trustee’s Usury Claim

Arbitration was denied over a trustee’s claim objection based on the lender’s violation of state usury laws.

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