October 3, 2022
Texas judge rules in favor of the debtor on an issue similar to the question coming before the Supreme Court in Bartenwerfer.
September 13, 2022
Being removed from an official committee doesn’t harm the former member’s pecuniary interests and therefore doesn’t confer appellate standing.
August 24, 2022
Adhering to the categorial prohibition of nondebtor third-party releases, the Fifth Circuit now allows a workaround to protect principal participants in chapter 11 cases.
August 19, 2022
The Fifth Circuit said in dicta that courts might apply the ‘functional approach’ rather than the Countryman test in deciding whether a triangular contract is executory.
August 10, 2022
Fifth Circuit finds ‘related to’ jurisdiction in a lawsuit between two third parties who were neither debtors nor creditors.
August 1, 2022
Jury instructions and a special verdict form can determine whether issue preclusion automatically results in nondischargeability.
July 25, 2022
FERC tried the patience of the Fifth Circuit by arguing again that the agency can bar a chapter 11 debtor from rejecting a filed-rate contract.
July 22, 2022
When a secured lender credit bids, a buyer’s premium can be a legitimate surcharge against the lender’s collateral, Judge Rodriguez says.
July 6, 2022
Fifth Circuit holds that 28 U.S.C. § 158 requires district judges or BAPs to decide bankruptcy appeals.
June 27, 2022
Death is a reason for waiving the requirement for completing a financial management course.