August 26, 2025
Second Circuit dismisses the last of 300 lawsuits by foreign liquidators to recover $6 billion for defrauded Madoff investors.
2nd Circuit
August 21, 2025
In a chapter 7 case, a disappointed bidder wasn’t required to show Article III standing but was still required to demonstrate prudential standing as falling within the class of persons protected by Section 363.
New Mexico
August 19, 2025
Second Circuit barred offensive use of claim preclusion based on ‘fairness’ but hinted that offensive claim preclusion might never be permitted.
2nd Circuit
August 06, 2025
District judge was reluctant to have the bankruptcy court decide whether a suit removed to federal court should be remanded to the state trial court.
Connecticut
August 04, 2025
The time to withdraw a lawsuit to bankruptcy court is governed by a general federal statute that doesn’t refer to bankruptcy, not the Bankruptcy Rule that specifically governs withdrawals to bankruptcy cases, a district judge says.
Texas Northern District
July 31, 2025
In the Tenth Circuit, there’s a workaround for courts that believe it’s not possible to modify the statutory discharge injunction.
Kansas
July 02, 2025
The inability to modify a Section 524(a) discharge put the Ninth Circuit BAP in a bind.
9th Circuit
June 27, 2025
Although there wasn’t ‘good cause’ to excuse late service of a summons and complaint, the bankruptcy court salvaged a large preference by exercising discretion and granting a 10-day expansion of the 90-day deadline.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern District
June 25, 2025
Seventh Circuit holds that comparative fault requires a reduction in compensatory damages for a discharge violation but not for a debtor’s attorneys’ fees.
7th Circuit
