March 24, 2022
Section 157(b)(5) does not bar the bankruptcy court from trying defamation and IIED claims, Judge Thuma says, siding with Judge Bernstein.
10th Circuit, New Mexico
March 17, 2022
Fifth Circuit opinion shows that disallowance of a class proof of claim may preclude individual class members from filing late claims.
5th Circuit
March 15, 2022
A claim of the IRS can provide a 10-year lookback for avoidance actions, but the claim must have been filed.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
March 14, 2022
At the risk of committing error, a district judge in New York reads a third-party release to cover only derivative claims, not direct claims that a creditor may have against a nondebtor.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern District
March 01, 2022
Judge in New Jersey explains why chapter 11 is the best alternative for a large company to deal with mass torts.
3rd Circuit, New Jersey
February 11, 2022
Interest, if any, due on arrears cured under a plan derives from the loan documents and state law.
9th Circuit, Hawaii
January 21, 2022
Can a state law properly decree when a debtor’s property drops out of the estate?
11th Circuit
January 19, 2022
A district judge in Virginia holds that third-party, non-debtor releases must be approved by district judge under Stern and must comply with the strictures of Federal Rule 23.
4th Circuit, Virginia, Virginia Eastern District
January 14, 2022
A state statute imposing sanctions for groundless claims is procedural and preempted by federal law with regard to fee-shifting.
9th Circuit
January 11, 2022
The district judge who overturned confirmation of Purdue’s chapter 11 plan is requiring the debtor to expedite the appeal to the Second Circuit.
2nd Circuit
