September 17, 2021
Properly structuring a leveraged refinancing in the Second Circuit can avoid attack as a fraudulent transfer despite the Supreme Court’s effort at narrowing the ‘safe harbor.’
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern District
September 14, 2021
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
August 06, 2021
Fifth Circuit rejects technical arguments aimed at skirting Section 363(m) and statutory mootness of a sale order.
5th Circuit
July 19, 2021
Federal law allows tribes to determine whether a tribe member’s interest in distributions of gaming revenue will be estate property in bankruptcy, Judge Ridgway says.
8th Circuit, Minnesota
July 16, 2021
Actual notice is required even for contingent liabilities not shown on financial statements, the Sixth Circuit holds.
6th Circuit
June 14, 2021
On an issue where the courts are split, a judge in Washington State says that the debtors lose the post-petition appreciation in the value of estate property when a chapter 13 case converts to chapter 7.
9th Circuit, Washington, Washington Western District
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
March 19, 2021
Intending to reside permanently in the U.S. won’t qualify someone for a Florida homestead exemption unless the debtor is entitled to permanent residency.
11th Circuit, Florida, Florida Middle District
