March 14, 2016
Same facts on informal proofs of claim yield different results in different circuits.
8th Circuit , Minnesota ,
Judge finds a loophole in a Fifth Circuit opinion on the homestead exemption.
March 11, 2016
Debtors facing discharge denial have standing to appeal claim allowances.
March 10, 2016
Protections for oil and gas pipelines undermined in Sabine Oil reorganization.
Union needs a quickie appeal to the Eleventh Circuit to stop Walter Energy sale.
March 9, 2016
Judge Isgur interprets Schwab v. Reilly to benefit debtors and disadvantage trustees.
March 8, 2016
Courts continue disregarding Section 704(a)(11) as grounds for jurisdiction.
Did Bullard alter the notion of ‘finality’? Not in the Seventh Circuit.
March 7, 2016
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. and Third Circuit duke it out over Section 1123(b)(5).
March 4, 2016
On dischargeability, post-filing waivers work, but pre-filing ones don’t.