August 28, 2024
In the first opinion on the issue after Purdue, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez holds that Purdue did not change Fifth Circuit law where ‘hundreds’ of ‘opt-out’ plans have been confirmed with nondebtor releases.
June 26, 2024
Payments from insurance must be properly structured to avoid preference liability.
June 7, 2024
The Code doesn’t contain any rules specifying when a Subchapter V plan should have a five-year duration rather than three years.
June 6, 2024
Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo Rodriguez of Houston opined on the limited powers of a Subchapter V trustee.
May 9, 2024
Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Bradley disagreed with a district court in Florida that required a ‘true up’ if actual disposable income in Sub V exceeds projected disposable income.
April 5, 2024
The district court properly reversed and dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Barton.
March 14, 2024
Refusing to withdraw a meritless claim with prejudice contributed to the decision by Judge Jernigan to impose high-six-figure sanctions.
January 17, 2024
Despite consent by the firm to withdraw the reference of motions to disgorge its fees, a bankruptcy judge in Houston recommended against withdrawal to district court and against transfer to another district.
January 12, 2024
Unnecessarily holding the lender’s feet to the fire resulted in the allowance of attorneys’ fees to the lender that were twice the debtor’s counsel fees.
December 18, 2023
Whether a creditor violated the automatic stay is not arbitrable in bankruptcy.