The debtor agreed not to raise equitable mootness on an appeal only challenging nondebtor opt-out releases.

A district judge in New York reversed a bankruptcy judge who had permitted a nonconsensual, nondebtor release in a Subchapter V case.

At the risk of committing error, a district judge in New York reads a third-party release to cover only derivative claims, not direct claims that a creditor may have against a nondebtor.

Mediation can result in a binding settlement even without a written agreement.

Arbitration agreement doesn’t preclude discovery in chapter 15, district judge rules.

Reversed by one district judge, Bankruptcy Judge Gerber was lauded by another on the same issue.

Former Bankruptcy Judge Gerber reversed in Lyondell for being too strict, then for being too lenient.