March 18, 2022
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.’
March 17, 2022
Fifth Circuit opinion shows that disallowance of a class proof of claim may preclude individual class members from filing late claims.
March 16, 2022
10th Circuit , Kansas ,
Bankruptcy judges are required to predict the unknown and the unknowable when deciding how much debtors can repay in student loans.
March 15, 2022
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
A claim of the IRS can provide a 10-year lookback for avoidance actions, but the claim must have been filed.
March 14, 2022
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.
March 11, 2022
Someone seeking to issue a subpoena to a trustee is the proper party to seek leave under the Barton doctrine, Judge Clarkson says.
March 10, 2022
The Ninth Circuit answered a question left open by the Supreme Court in Ritzen.
March 9, 2022
Family lawyers should be acutely aware that bankruptcy protections for former spouses don’t cover unmarried couples.
March 8, 2022
For those entitled to the mortgage interest deduction, debtors may have unexpected tax benefits from short sales.
March 7, 2022
In Ohio, the debtor won’t lose the homestead exemption by transferring a home to a revocable trust.