Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein said it was ‘nonsense’ to argue that ‘a Bankruptcy Court lacks authority to permit survivor statements to be made to the Court and to the Bishop.’

The Third Circuit upheld Bankruptcy Judge Goldblatt of Delaware where the answer was self-evident but there was no controlling authority.

When retention benefits the chapter 11 debtor individually but not the estate, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Bradley believes that compensation is not subject to approval under Section 330.

New York’s Bankruptcy Judge David Jones reopened Texaco’s 1988 bankruptcy to ensure that state courts wouldn’t mistakenly decide that environmental claims were discharged

New York’s Judge John Mastando saw no reason a Subchapter V plan couldn’t enjoin lawsuits against nondebtors for the life of a five-year plan.

The circuits are split on whether a bankruptcy court can compel marshalling by the IRS.

The ‘probate exception’ to federal subject matter jurisdiction does not prevent bankruptcy courts from basing decisions on state trusts and estates law, except in limited circumstances.

Fancy drafting by ‘brilliant financiers and lawyers,’ the judge said, didn’t validate an uptier transaction when the ‘effect’ was to release collateral without a two-thirds vote.

The self-insured retention can prevent a creditor from using the insurer exception to sue the insurance company with the debtor as a nominal defendant.

The ‘billing approach,’ not the ‘accrual approach,’ decides whether there is a priority claim for personal property and real estate leases more than 60 days after filing.