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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

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.