August 11, 2020
The Seventh Circuit uses broad equitable powers to prevent one member of a class from receiving a settlement when appealing an issue applicable to the entire class.
7th Circuit
August 07, 2020
Third Circuit’s Judge Bibas says that courts use the wrong nomenclature when they say that creditors lack standing to pursue claims belonging to the estate. It’s a question of statutory authority, he said, not standing.
3rd Circuit
July 30, 2020
On an issue with no appellate authority, a Delaware district judge rules that federal income taxes are administrative claims if filing occurs before the year’s end.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
July 28, 2020
Reclamation creditors no longer have liens or administrative claims if a secured lender sucks up all the value in reclaimed goods.
8th Circuit, Nebraska
July 22, 2020
Second Circuit prevents ‘artful drafting’ from evading the cap on golden parachutes under Section 502(b)(7).
2nd Circuit
July 10, 2020
In the Bankruptcy Rules, a claim objection isn’t treated like a motion for all purposes, the Eighth Circuit says.
8th Circuit
July 08, 2020
Disclosing a lawsuit in the SOFA and discussing the suit with the trustee is no substitute for listing the suit among a debtor’s assets, the Ninth Circuit BAP says.
9th Circuit
June 16, 2020
Discovery sanctions are dischargeable under Section 523(a)(7), even when incorporated into a bar disciplinary suspension.
9th Circuit
June 08, 2020
In the first court of appeals decision on the topic, the Eleventh Circuit holds that the chapter 13 trustee alone has power to assume a lease or contract.
11th Circuit
