Rochellel's Daily Wire

February 22, 2017

Suit for Injunction Held Not to Violate PROMESA, Puerto Rico’s Workout Statute

Automatic stay not violated without an attempt to collect a claim, Puerto Rico Judge holds.

1st Circuit, Puerto Rico

February 21, 2017

Banks Admonished to File Foreclosure Deeds Promptly, or Else

Requiring prompt filing of a foreclosure deed is not absurd, Massachusetts judge says.

1st Circuit, Massachusetts

January 26, 2017

Massachusetts District Judge Nixes Notion of Forced Vesting in Chapter 13

District judge hopes novel theories of equity will permit forced vesting.

1st Circuit, Massachusetts

January 25, 2017

Assets Are Sold Free & Clear of Debtor’s Insurance Experience Rating

New Hampshire judge follows the First Circuit BAP in keeping down a buyer’s insurance premiums.

1st Circuit, New Hampshire

January 13, 2017

PROMESA Is No Clone of the Bankruptcy Code, First Circuit Says

On stay modification, secured creditors shoulder the entire burden.

1st Circuit

December 16, 2016

Subjective Feeling of Coercion Doesn’t State a Claim for Discharge Violation

First Circuit requires attempt to collect to prove a discharge injunction violation.

1st Circuit

December 01, 2016

Cutting Off Medicare Funding Is Exempt from the Automatic Stay, First Circuit Says

First Circuit declines to take sides in circuit split over jurisdiction in Medicare disputes.

1st Circuit

November 25, 2016

First Circuit BAP Rejects Lubrizol on Rejection of Trademark Licenses

Boston BAP sides with Seventh Circuit, holding that trademark licenses survive rejection.

1st Circuit

November 18, 2016

Puerto Rico Beats Back Another Attack by Holders of Defaulted Bonds

Judge in Puerto Rico is forcing holders of defaulted bonds to negotiate, not litigate.

1st Circuit, Puerto Rico

November 09, 2016

PROMESA’s and Bankruptcy Code’s Automatic Stay Are Similar, Not Identical

Temporary diversion of collateral doesn’t require ‘adequate protection,’ Puerto Rico Judge says.

1st Circuit, Puerto Rico