January 23, 2020
Courts are divided on whether the district court loses jurisdiction to stay proceedings in bankruptcy court after the filing of a notice of appeal.
January 14, 2020
Parting with some other bankruptcy courts, Judge Walrath upholds the constitutionality of the major increase in U.S. Trustee fees that was imposed on pending cases in early 2018.
December 10, 2019
Saying she is in the minority in her district, a new Delaware judge ruled that allowing creditors to opt out won’t permit a plan to impose nonconsensual, third-party releases.
October 15, 2019
Although Florida permits practicing law under a fictitious name, the Bankruptcy Rules are more rigorous and require full disclosure, new Delaware judge says.
September 26, 2019
W.R. Grace makes more law on channeling injunctions.
September 19, 2019
Judges Stark and Carey from Delaware distinguish between prohibiting the power and the right to assign a claim.
July 23, 2019
The Pacor test for ‘related to’ jurisdiction isn’t so broad when it comes to indemnification agreements.
July 03, 2019
As his parting shot, Judge Carey requires turnover of almost everything in the files of professionals for an independent audit committee.
May 17, 2019
Discretionary bonuses by an insolvent employer are not automatically fraudulent transfers, Judge Silverstein says.
May 09, 2019
Creditors lack standing in Delaware and other states for derivative liability suits against officers and managers of LPs and LLCs.