June 09, 2021
An administrative creditor isn’t a ‘guarantor’ of the success of the project, Delaware’s Bankruptcy Judge Goldblatt says.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
June 08, 2021
Recent Supreme Court authority supports the conclusion by Delaware’s Judge Sontchi that law from the jurisdiction of incorporation, not federal common law, determines what is or isn’t a business trust eligible for chapter 11.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
May 11, 2021
Not having challenged pre-petition liens on time, a chapter 7 trustee was barred from taking over an adversary proceeding initiated by a now-dissolved chapter 11 creditors’ committee.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
April 16, 2021
Delaware bankruptcy judge trusts that dating lawyers at adversary firms didn’t disclose client confidences.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
November 25, 2020
Pursuing appointment benefitted the professional career of the applicant and did not benefit the estate, Judge Silverstein said.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
September 16, 2020
Delaware district judge holds that the final bid at auction, not the lender’s last credit bid, fixes the value of the lender’s collateral.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
September 14, 2020
The government lost a winnable appeal by failing to present evidence in bankruptcy court.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
September 09, 2020
Since they weren’t bankruptcy lawyers, the firm wasn’t disqualified for the first nondisclosure offense. The second time, Delaware’s Judge Dorsey ordered disqualification and disgorgement
3rd Circuit, Delaware
July 30, 2020
On an issue with no appellate authority, a Delaware district judge rules that federal income taxes are administrative claims if filing occurs before the year’s end.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
April 09, 2020
Delaware district judge permits remand when the suit was subject to mandatory abstention.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
