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 30, 2025
Changing the rule under the former Bankruptcy Act, the Code and Federal Rule 24 now allow bankruptcy courts to impose deadlines for creditors to join involuntary petitions.
1st Circuit
July 28, 2025
The Fourth Circuit’s nonprecedential opinion means that chapter 15 doesn’t have the exclusive remedy for enjoining U.S. litigation in cross-border bankruptcies.
4th Circuit
July 24, 2025
A trustee could sue on behalf of a dissolved Delaware corporation.
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 24, 2025
Ninth Circuit BAP confirmed a plan with no future creditors’ trust when the debtor claimed there were no future claims and no one was in court representing future claimants.
9th Circuit
