February 6, 2023
When a stay violator refused to reimburse debtor’s counsel for fees to stop the stay violation, Judge Rebecca Connelly awarded attorneys’ fees for time spent to collect attorneys’ fees.
February 3, 2023
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
If you want a prejudgment asset freeze, ask for equitable relief and the recovery of specific property, Judge Goldblatt says.
February 2, 2023
In a case irreconcilable with two recent opinions from the Eleventh Circuit, the Fifth Circuit invokes Barton to bar a lawsuit against a trustee after the bankruptcy case had been closed.
February 1, 2023
Although a UCC lien on ‘accounts’ would attach outside of bankruptcy to proceeds from the sale of real property, Section 552(b) cuts off attachment if the sale occurs after filing
January 31, 2023
Circuit Judge Thomas Ambro prohibits big companies from filing chapter 11 cases absent ‘financial distress.’
January 29, 2023
Judge Neil Bason allows a chapter 11 debtor to distribute the proceeds from the sale of a cannabis business.
January 27, 2023
Bankruptcy Judge Gunn from D.C. sides with the majority to hold that “personal injury” does not require physical injury but may include reputational harm.
January 26, 2023
Courts are deeply split on a chapter 13 debtor’s ability to keep the appreciation in an exempt home, whether or not the case converts to chapter 7.
January 25, 2023
The Fourth Circuit sides with the Third on the Affordable Care Act’s ‘individual mandate.’ Majority says it was a tax measured by income, thus giving the IRS a priority tax claim.
January 24, 2023
Bankruptcy Judge William Lafferty declined (for now) to halt suits against nondebtor affiliates for lack of an adequate record to justify a preliminary injunction.