Rochellel's Daily Wire

June 22, 2016

Continuing to Farm Is Not Prerequisite for Relief in Chapter 12

Judge prescribes loose standards for eligibility as a family farmer.

6th Circuit, Kentucky, Kentucky Western District

June 21, 2016

Each Third Party Release Must Be Economically Justified, District Judge Holds

Small case is making big Third Circuit law on confirmation of chapter 11 plans.

3rd Circuit, New Jersey

June 20, 2016

Disallowance of Nondischargeable Debt Does Not Bar Later Collection, B.A.P. Says

Eighth Circuit B.A.P. majority allows collection of disallowed priority claims.

8th Circuit

June 20, 2016

Courts Trending Toward Motion Date to Begin Adequate Protection Payments

Courts employ three dates for commencement of adequate protection payments.

10th Circuit, New Mexico

June 17, 2016

New York District Judges Disagree on Arbitrating Violations of the Discharge Injunction

Important bankruptcy class action cases heading for the Second Circuit.

2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern District

June 17, 2016

Sixth Circuit Joins the Split on Whether Bankruptcy Courts Are ‘Courts of the U.S.’

The Supreme Court may have a new case to elevate or diminish the status of bankruptcy courts.

6th Circuit

June 16, 2016

Circuit Rules Against Equitable Tolling for Objections to Discharge

Section 727(a)(2) is not a statute of limitations, Ninth Circuit holds.

9th Circuit

June 15, 2016

Seventh Circuit Broadens ‘Ordinary Course’ Defense to Benefit Suppliers

Seventh Circuit lauds Judge Lane’s Quebecor World preference opinion.

7th Circuit

June 14, 2016

Supreme Court Invalidates Puerto Rico’s Local Law for Municipal Debt Adjustment

Congress is the last resort for Puerto Rico to deal with looming debt default.

Supreme Court

June 13, 2016

Supreme Court Opinion Sheds Some Light on the Municipal Debt-Adjustment Case

High court pronounces on Puerto Rico’s sovereignty. Will it do so a second time?

Supreme Court