Rochelle's Daily Wire

There’s no circuit split on post-petition interest, because the Second Circuit agreed with the Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits.

Sticking to her guns, Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath rules that the solvent-debtor exception was abrogated by the adoption of the Bankruptcy Code, but certifies a direct appeal to the Court of Appeals.

Legal malpractice claims can be either tort or contract claims, the Second Circuit explains.

One month apart, two judges in New York differed on the extent to which they permitted redactions of information about creditors, their identities and addresses.

Only judicial liens that impair exemptions may be avoided under Section 522(f)(1).

Milwaukee district judge rules that bankruptcy does not cut off future liability on a personal guarantee issued before bankruptcy.

If a tenant’s security deposit was swept by the landlord’s secured creditor but was not held in trust, the tenant has no recourse other than to file an unsecured claim.

The Second Circuit adapts Rash to value the lender’s collateral in chapter 11 where there was a going-concern sale.

Creating a circuit split, the Fifth Circuit holds that the solvent-debtor exception to the allowance of post-petition interest survived adoption of the Bankruptcy Code.

Waiting four years to raise discharge as a defense does not invoke equitable estoppel or laches.