November 19, 2020
Judge Bonapfel explains why injuries to unsecured creditors in bankruptcy are the result of choices made by Congress.
November 18, 2020
Although federal credit unions are not controlled by the government, they are governmental units under the Bankruptcy Code, Judge Jacobvitz says.
November 16, 2020
Before paying up front for a lifetime club membership, read the fine print and consult a lawyer.
November 13, 2020
To measure eligibility for subchapter V, the debtor must not be an affiliate of a public company that has 20% or more of the ‘voting securities.’
November 10, 2020
The appeals court allows a tiny lien to wipe out a big mortgage if the bank wasn’t vigilant at the time of foreclosure.
November 9, 2020
North Carolina Judge disagrees with the Fifth Circuit on extending the statute of limitations to 10 years under Section 544(b)(1).
November 6, 2020
Dissenter in the Fifth Circuit believes that having both U.S. Trustees and bankruptcy administrators violates the Uniformity Clause.
November 5, 2020
A subordinate lender lacked appellate standing to appeal the annulment of the automatic stay in favor of a senior lender.
November 3, 2020
Impliedly overruling the law in five circuits, the Supreme Court changed the rules for deciding when a deadline is jurisdictional, the Sixth Circuit says.
November 2, 2020
Although ineligible on its own to be a debtor under subchapter V of chapter 11, the debt of the ineligible company is nonetheless aggregated with the debts of its affiliates to determine whether affiliates are eligible for subchapter V.