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April 15, 2020

Denying ‘cert’ will aid the Madoff trustee’s quest to recover 100% of defrauded customers’ net equity claims.

April 14, 2020

A New York court allows a chapter 11 case pending for 15 months to redesignate for treatment under the Small Business Reorganization Act.

April 8, 2020

New York district court upholds a typical critical vendor order.

March 24, 2020

Calling the Madoff trustee a liar and basing a discovery motion on facts known to be false resulted in sanctions under Rule 37(a)(5)(B).

March 17, 2020

Judge Grossman finds a way to grant allowances of compensation for services performed before the entry of a retention order.

March 16, 2020

A judicial lien may be avoided under Section 522(f) only if the lien attached after the debtor acquired the property.

March 9, 2020

Pending adversary proceedings don’t preclude a finding that the chapter 11 case has been ‘fully administered,’ thus allowing entry of a final decree and cutting off further fees owing to the U.S. Trustee Program.

March 3, 2020

February 21, 2020

Reinstating a ruling by Bankruptcy Judge Cecelia Morris, the appeals court held that the Manville asbestos trust covers both in rem and in personam claims by ‘future’ claimants against insurers and brokers.

February 18, 2020

Failure to respond to a well-pleaded complaint implies consent for the bankruptcy court to enter final judgment in an avoidance action, Judge Glenn rules.