April 10, 2024
District Court Disregards the Bankruptcy Court’s Authority over Post-Petition Fees
Seemingly in conflict with Section 329, a district court decided that a chapter 7 debtor’s attorneys could sue for post-petition fees, even though the firm never disclosed the fee arrangement as required by Section 329 and Rule 2016.
3rd Circuit, New JerseyAugust 03, 2023
J&J’s ‘Baby Powder’ Chapter 11 Case Dismissed a Second Time: No Financial Distress
Bound by the Third Circuit’s first LTL decision, the bankruptcy court found that LTL’s rejiggered second filing suffered from the same defect: no immediate financial distress.
3rd Circuit, New JerseyJuly 19, 2023
A Trustee Receives Statutory Commissions Unless the Amount Is ‘Offensive’
A trustee’s commissions can’t be based on a percentage of disbursements to the trustee’s own counsel, so says a New Jersey district judge.
3rd Circuit, New JerseyJuly 10, 2023
Judge Kathryn Ferguson Evokes Bob Dylan with Regard to Changing Rules on Setoff
Times are a-changin’ when it comes to setoff against exempt assets.
3rd Circuit, New JerseyMay 03, 2023
Ultimate Success of the J&J Subsidiary’s Second ‘Talc’ Bankruptcy Is Up in the Air
The bankruptcy judge only gave nondebtor J&J companies a more limited stay in the second LTL chapter 11 case.
3rd Circuit, New JerseyOctober 11, 2022
Court Halts States’ Police and Regulatory Suits against Non-Debtor Johnson & Johnson
In spreading the automatic stay, the bankruptcy court again employed the traditional analysis without recognition that the non-debtors are solvent.
3rd Circuit, New JerseyMarch 01, 2022
Johnson & Johnson Survives a Motion to Dismiss that Alleged a Bad Faith Filing
Judge in New Jersey explains why chapter 11 is the best alternative for a large company to deal with mass torts.
3rd Circuit, New JerseyJanuary 26, 2022
Second J&J Talc Committee (Temporarily?) Disbanded
Decisions by the U.S. Trustee are subject to judicial review, Judge Kaplan says.
3rd Circuit, New JerseyDecember 30, 2021
May Accountants Limit Liability for Professional Malpractice? Stay Tuned
New Jersey judge says that professionals may not be able to limit liability when malpractice is more than mere negligence.
3rd Circuit, New JerseySeptember 14, 2021
Chapter 13 Debtor Keeps a Whopping Increase in the Value of a Home
On a question where the courts are split, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge allowed the chapter 13 debtor to retain a $100,000 increase in value when he sold his home.
3rd Circuit, New Jersey