Rochelle's Daily Wire

A foreign branch of a U.S. bank isn’t a foreign bank eligible for chapter 15.

Extending statutes of limitations does not affect ‘substantive’ rights, thus the Rules Enabling Act does not preclude a rule from allowing an extension, Judge Julie Manning says.

The ‘cap’ for lease-rejection damages can start when the debtor attempts to surrender the premises.

Prepetition brokerage fees characterized as rent under an aircraft lease were administrative claims to be paid in full under Section 365(d)(5).

If future liability on unexpired leases and executory contracts is counted, many companies will be ineligible for Subchapter V of chapter 11.

A decision from a New York bankruptcy court makes nondebtor releases easier to obtain in Subchapter V than in large, mass tort chapter 11 cases.

The 2005 amendment to Section 303(b)(1) disqualifies an involuntary petitioner if there is a dispute as to even part of the creditor’s claim.

The Second Circuit is remanding to district court for a ruling on the relief available to the landlord, given that the sale closed years ago.

The Madoff case makes more law: A claim against a bankrupt estate can’t be set off against liability for receipt of a fraudulent transfer because one arose before bankruptcy and the other arose after.

Congress decided to deviate from standard priorities by providing in Section 724 that unsecured domestic support obligations come ahead of tax liens.