June 17, 2021
Treble Damages for ‘Willfulness’ Won’t Automatically Result in Nondischargeability
The lack of specific findings of fact by the arbitrator meant that a treble damage award for willful breach of contract was dischargeable.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern DistrictApril 29, 2021
Unusual Facts Permit Selling Property Free and Clear of Judicial Liens
Long Island’s Judge Grossman explores the intricacies of selling property free and clear for less than the amount of liens.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern DistrictFebruary 04, 2021
‘Plain Language’ Puts Small-Dollar Avoidance Suits in the Debtor’s Home Court
Congress may have made a mistake in drafting, but the plain language of 28 U.S.C. § 1409(b) must control, Judge Grossman says.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern DistrictNovember 17, 2020
Courts Split on Paying Chapter 13 Trustee Fees in Cases Dismissed Before Confirmation
Long Island judge finds no ambiguity in two statutes that other courts have found ambiguous when read together.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern DistrictSeptember 30, 2020
On a Split, Long Island Judge Allows Selling a Home Despite the Homeowner’s Objection
A homestead exemption does not bar selling a home when the chapter 7 debtor has no equity in the property, Judge Robert Grossman says.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern DistrictAugust 13, 2020
Florida Judge Bars Redesignation Under the SBRA When Deadlines Have Already Lapsed
With deadlines already elapsed, Judge Grossman disagrees with three judges who allowed redesignation under subchapter V of chapter 11.
11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Southern DistrictJune 23, 2020
New York Decision Shows that Merit Management Is a Dead Letter
The expansive definition of a ‘financial institution’ allows fraudulent transfers to be structured so that no one will ever be held liable.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictMay 06, 2020
May a Bankruptcy Court Annul the Automatic Stay after Acevedo?
Bankruptcy Judge Grossman explores the extent to which the Supreme Court’s Acevedo decision bars courts from granting relief retroactively.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern DistrictApril 14, 2020
Stripping Down a Mortgage on a Mixed-Use Property Under the SBRA
A New York court allows a chapter 11 case pending for 15 months to redesignate for treatment under the Small Business Reorganization Act.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern DistrictMarch 17, 2020
Judge Finds a Workaround to Avoid Using Nunc Pro Tunc Retentions
Judge Grossman finds a way to grant allowances of compensation for services performed before the entry of a retention order.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern District