June 20, 2023
Trustee Admonished for Filing Suit Reflecting a ‘Disturbing Lack of Judgment’
Providing an adult child with room and board in the family home is not a fraudulent transfer.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern DistrictMay 26, 2023
Lack of a Common Plan or Scheme Means It Isn’t Single Asset Real Estate
A two-story commercial condominium wasn’t ‘single asset real estate,’ Judge Mastando holds.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictMay 22, 2023
New York Court Holds: Claims for Electricity Don’t Get Priority Under Section 503(b)(9)
Courts are divided on whether electricity supplied within 20 days of bankruptcy gives rise to an administrative priority claim.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictMay 16, 2023
Section 546(g)'s Safe Harbor Doesn’t Apply in an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors
A federal district judge in New York holds that the safe harbor in Section 546(g) doesn’t preempt state fraudulent transfer laws.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictApril 25, 2023
Lack of Reliance on Representation Isn’t a Defense to a Constructive Fraudulent Transfer
Damages for a constructively fraudulent transfer were the difference between what the buyer paid and what the business was really worth, based on accurate income and expenses.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Eastern DistrictApril 05, 2023
Rebuffed in Bankruptcy Court, the Government Wins a Stay of Voyager’s Confirmation
The U.S. Attorney argued in district court that the Voyager plan would bar the government from enforcing federal regulations and criminal laws.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictMarch 30, 2023
Proceeds from Post-Petition Sales Aren’t to Be Turned Over to the Chapter 13 Trustee
Before confirmation, district judge says that a chapter 13 debtor is only required to turn over disposable income to a trustee, not proceeds from a post-petition sale of property.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictMarch 07, 2023
Revlon Says: Creditors Lack Standing to Assert Claims of ‘General Interest to the Estate’
A creditor with ‘derivative’ claims based on preference or fraudulent transfer can’t convert them to ‘direct’ claims by asking for equitable relief.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictFebruary 21, 2023
Converting a Foreign ‘Rescue’ to Liquidation Doesn’t Require a New Chapter 15 Petition
If there’s an appeal, Bankruptcy Judge Garrity told the district judge all there is to know about chapter 15.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern DistrictFebruary 13, 2023
Preliminary Injunction Didn’t Render a Contract Nonexecutory
A preliminary injunction in state court didn’t invoke comity or Rooker-Feldman to bar the bankruptcy court from rejecting an executory contract.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern District