Judge Mastando in New York decided that a chapter 7 trustee has authority to put the debtor’s subsidiary voluntarily into bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo Rodriguez of Houston opined on the limited powers of a Subchapter V trustee.

The Fifth Circuit joins two other circuits in requiring ‘more’ to amend a proof of claim after confirmation of a chapter 11 plan.

Judge Randal Mashburn described what a state court must do in appointing a receiver that would prevent an LLC’s manager from filing a bankruptcy petition.

On remand from the Supreme Court and the Second Circuit, the district court decides that the Mall of America landlord isn’t entitled to more than the bargain it made with Sears in 1991.

Federal Rule 60(b) can’t ‘end run’ Section 1144, Bankruptcy Judge Kimball holds.

A potential bidder wasn’t barred from suing the successful bidder outside of bankruptcy court.

As a follow-up to Highland Capital Management, the Fifth Circuit explained when gatekeeping orders are appropriate.

The BAP judges disagreed over whether the amount of sanctions had to be fixed before there could be an appeal from an order declaring that the injured party was entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees for the contemnor’s contempt.

The Supreme Court again retreated from the idea that there’s a strong federal policy in favor of arbitration.