October 23, 2023
A district judge, who had been a bankruptcy and BAP judge, narrowly interpreted 28 U.S.C. § 1412 as being inapplicable to pending suits only “related to” the bankruptcy.
10th Circuit , Kansas ,
September 22, 2023
Neither a sale ‘free and clear’ nor rejection of a union contract bars enforcement of NLRA successorship obligations, Delaware district judge rules in reversing the bankruptcy court.
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
July 10, 2023
Times are a-changin’ when it comes to setoff against exempt assets.
December 30, 2021
New Jersey judge says that professionals may not be able to limit liability when malpractice is more than mere negligence.
July 14, 2021
Officers are presumptively disqualified from KERPs, “absent a strong showing that they do not perform any significant role in management,” a district judge in New York says.
July 22, 2020
Second Circuit prevents ‘artful drafting’ from evading the cap on golden parachutes under Section 502(b)(7).
June 30, 2020
A properly drafted union contract still failed to leave a company officer with a nondischargeable debt for failing to make employer contributions to a union welfare fund.
June 2, 2020
Magistrate judge decided that the regulatory power exception to the automatic stay allows the EEOC to proceed, but he stayed the suit by the former employee seeking damages.
May 26, 2020
Bankruptcy Judge David Jones finds the Jay Alix Protocol to be ‘completely unnecessary.’
April 7, 2020
Judge Brown of Denver elucidates a third exception to the Barton doctrine barring suits against court-appointed officials.
10th Circuit , Colorado ,