Rochelle's Daily Wire

Concurrent representation of a 43% shareholder was disqualifying while representing a creditor with 79% of the debt did not disqualify.

Courts have at least six theories about compensation for chapter 7 trustees for valuable services rendered when the case converts to chapter 13 before the trustee has made any distributions.

One day apart, bankruptcy judges in the Ninth Circuit disagreed on emotional distress damages for violations of the discharge injunction.

The Fifth Circuit joins two other circuits in requiring ‘more’ to amend a proof of claim after confirmation of a chapter 11 plan.

Is feasibility of a plan reviewed for abuse of discretion or clear error? The circuits are split.

Eleventh Circuit seems to hold that a mortgage on any property with a principal residence can’t be modified even if the principal use of the property is commercial.

Is pre-filing a mortgage modification agreement a contract to make a loan that cannot be assumed under Section 365(c)(2)?

Seventh Circuit again holds that Section 505(a) doesn’t confer jurisdiction for bankruptcy courts to decide how much debtors owe in taxes.

A notice of appeal precludes the court from modifying an order on appeal but does not impair enforcement of the order absent a stay pending appeal.

Judge Randal Mashburn described what a state court must do in appointing a receiver that would prevent an LLC’s manager from filing a bankruptcy petition.