February 1, 2021
The appeals court sticks to basics and rejects several clever arguments to beat a preference.
January 29, 2021
A contested matter in bankruptcy court isn’t a ‘civil action’ allowing the debtor to recover attorneys’ fees from the U.S. Trustee under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
January 28, 2021
A former bankruptcy judge, now a district judge, makes important law on involuntary petitions.
January 27, 2021
The length of time before filing a motion to extend the appeal-filing deadline isn’t dipositive under Rule 8002(d)(1)(B).
January 26, 2021
A voluntary chapter 11 case is neither a ‘suit’ nor a ‘claim’ against a debtor giving rise to an insurer’s duty to defend.
January 25, 2021
Are the lower courts out of step with the Supreme Court when it comes to enforcement of arbitration of disputes in bankruptcy court?
January 22, 2021
Long Island judge follows ‘Burt’ Lifland and rules that a secured creditor is not entitled to adequate protections for periods of time before filing a motion giving rise to adequate protection.
January 21, 2021
The record as a whole and the likelihood of further abuse justify a pre-filing injunction.
January 20, 2021
Chapter 11 can’t modify a nondebtor’s guarantee of a debtor’s obligations, absent consent from the lender.
January 19, 2021
When personal property loans are cross-collateralized, a chapter 13 plan must use the same option for cramming down both loans, the Fifth Circuit says.