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October 14, 2020

Judge Grabill finds nothing in Section 1329(d) to preclude extending the duration of a plan if payments were already in default when the CARES Act was enacted on March 27.

September 29, 2020

Insurance companies must nail down the treatment of performance bonds before plan confirmation.

July 24, 2020

More than 600 cases have already been filed under the SBRA since subchapter V of chapter 11 became effective in February.

February 24, 2020

Bankruptcy judge finds no statutory power for a chapter 13 trustee to prosecute a lawsuit that the debtor was judicially estopped for pursuing.

May 08, 2019

New Orleans district judge finds discretion in Fifth and Ninth Circuit authority for jurisdiction over an appeal after dismissal of the underlying bankruptcy case.

October 02, 2018

Law firm suspended 90 days for multiple violations of rules of professional conduct.

July 26, 2018

A creditor’s expenses in removing its equipment after contract rejection is not entitled to administrative status.

June 01, 2018

Lower courts split three ways on 401(k) contributions and the calculation of disposable income in chapter 13.

April 20, 2018

Debtor’s counsel can’t recover prefiling expenses in a ‘no money down’ bankruptcy in the W.D. La.

April 16, 2018

Circuits are split on requiring use of leased equipment before allowing an administrative claim.