August 29, 2018
By removing the incumbent board, a receiver can bar the old board from filing a bankruptcy petition, the Ninth Circuit holds.
August 28, 2018
Claims exceeding policy limits convert insurance proceeds into estate property, Fifth Circuit holds.
August 27, 2018
Third Circuit leaves open the question of whether distributions to shareholders in chapter 11 must follow FINRA rules.
August 24, 2018
The Third and Seventh Circuits agree on a concept that limits a debtor’s ability to recover accrued Social Security benefits that are set off before bankruptcy.
August 23, 2018
Additional judgment enforcement remedies under the Bankruptcy Code don’t justify an involuntary petition.
August 22, 2018
Fifth Circuit notches a victory for chapter 13 debtors retaining mobile homes.
August 21, 2018
The circuits agree on a method for calculating an exemption impairment that disadvantages debtors.
August 20, 2018
Two circuits and a BAP now invoke ‘equitable mootness’ to dismiss appeals from orders confirming chapter 9 municipal debt adjustment plans.
August 17, 2018
Judge Thorne rules that exceptions to the automatic stay do not allow the City of Chicago to retain possession of impounded cars.
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