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March 07, 2024

Ritzen and Bullard Didn’t Change the ‘Pragmatic Approach’ to Bankruptcy Finality

Under binding circuit precedent, a Delaware district judge ruled that an order denying a motion to dismiss a chapter 11 case is final and appealable.

3rd Circuit, Delaware

February 20, 2024

Shareholder Standing Scrutinized in a Case that Presages Truck Insurance

Can Section 327(c) be unconstitutional as applied if it deprives shareholders of standing when the estate might be solvent?

3rd Circuit, Delaware

February 15, 2024

Third Circuit Creates a Common Law Alternative to Chapter 15

Prof. Westbrook believes there is no common law alternative to chapter 15.

3rd Circuit

February 08, 2024

Another Judge Rules that Federal Bankruptcy Law Preempts Delaware Law on LLCs

Like Bankruptcy Judge Lopez in Houston, Delaware’s Judge Goldblatt decided that Delaware law governing LLCs can’t eliminate rights that are fundamental in federal bankruptcy law.

3rd Circuit, Delaware

January 31, 2024

Congress Must Act to Permit Chapter 7 Debtors to Pay Counsel After Filing

Bifurcated fee arrangements are cumbersome, temporary fixes for a problem that the Supreme Court created in Lamie.

3rd Circuit, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Western District

January 24, 2024

Third Circuit Says: Bankruptcy Courts Have No Discretion to Deny Examiner Motions

Although examiners must be appointed on motion, the Third Circuit says that the bankruptcy court retains ‘broad discretion’ to fix the scope and cost of the investigation.

3rd Circuit

December 27, 2023

No Condemnation When Government Takes Over Property to Prevent Public Injury

No reverse condemnation occurred when the state took over a debtor’s property to prevent an imminent threat to public health.

3rd Circuit, Delaware

December 26, 2023

Oil and Gas Royalties Never Become Estate Property in Colorado

The Third Circuit gave royalty owners a constructive trust over royalties improperly paid to secured creditors. The circuit court did not rule on remedy.

3rd Circuit

December 21, 2023

Whether a Fraudulent Transfer Claim Is ‘Direct’ or ‘Derivative’ Depends on Point of View

A D&O policy covering securities claims doesn’t provide coverage for a claim resulting from a fraudulent transfer, the Delaware Supreme Court rules.

3rd Circuit, Delaware

November 21, 2023

Actual Damages Not Required to Recover Attorneys’ Fees for a Stay Violation

Judge Goldblatt slaps creditors with $665,000 in damages for violating the automatic stay.

3rd Circuit, Delaware