Rochelle's Daily Wire

If the government isn’t suing on a claim originally owing to the U.S., a trustee can’t use the six-year statute of limitations in the FDCPA.

Two or three years from now, the Tenth Circuit may have a chance to agree or disagree with the Fifth Circuit on an important question under Section 544(b).

A shipment received by a debtor within 20 days of filing gives the creditor both an administrative claim and a new value defense to a preference, the Eleventh Circuit says.

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.

When a secured lender credit bids, a buyer’s premium can be a legitimate surcharge against the lender’s collateral, Judge Rodriguez says.

Splitting with the Ninth Circuit, the First Circuit holds that claims under the Takings Clause cannot be discharged in a municipal bankruptcy.

The Seventh Circuit has yet to rule precisely on whether the bankruptcy court can sell assets free and clear of successor liability.

To take advantage of a change in decisional law, a plan must be modified within the time limits imposed by Federal Rule 60(c), the Seventh Circuit says.

A representative of future claimants must meet a higher standard than disinterestedness, the Third Circuit said, but technical conflicts may not be disqualifying.

Bankruptcy Judge Gunn found the power to revoke a small business designation and proceed under ‘traditional’ chapter11 in lieu of dismissing or converting to chapter 7.