September 27, 2023
The state law standards for creation of a contract governed enforceability of a term sheet signed after mediation.
March 17, 2023
The requirement in chapter 9 to negotiate in good faith before filing is satisfied if the parties are ‘simply too far apart,’ says Bankruptcy Judge Chan.
March 9, 2023
Courts are split on whether Section 109(g)(2) mandates dismissal whenever an individual or family farmer refiles within 180 days, regardless of whether a lift-stay motion prompted dismissal of the first case.
October 9, 2020
A gaming license in Pennsylvania is a revocable ‘privilege.’
January 8, 2020
Sovereign immunity required dismissal of a suit to recover the value of a gambling license because the suit wasn’t an ancillary exercise of the bankruptcy court’s in rem jurisdiction over a res.
June 13, 2019
The right of indemnification by a bankrupt isn’t establishing ‘related to’ jurisdiction in federal court.
The right of indemnification by a bankrupt isn’t establishing ‘related to’ jurisdiction in federal court.
May 22, 2019
Money taken from a debtor’s own retirement account to pay a creditor does not qualify for the earmarking defense, Chief Judge Fehling says.
Money taken from a debtor’s own retirement account to pay a creditor does not qualify for the earmarking defense, Chief Judge Fehling says.
February 1, 2018
District court second-guesses the sufficiency of evidence that the bankruptcy court found sufficient.