Fifth Circuit finds ‘related to’ jurisdiction in a lawsuit between two third parties who were neither debtors nor creditors.

FERC tried the patience of the Fifth Circuit by arguing again that the agency can bar a chapter 11 debtor from rejecting a filed-rate contract.

To satisfy Article III, an appellee need only have ‘concrete adverseness’ and an ongoing interest in the dispute.

In a rapid-fire appeal, the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Small Business Act bars bankruptcy courts from enjoining the SBA.

Fifth Circuit liberates district judges in adopting or rejecting bankruptcy court’s proposed rulings.