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 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The Fourth Circuit’s nonprecedential opinion means that chapter 15 doesn’t have the exclusive remedy for enjoining U.S. litigation in cross-border bankruptcies.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 23, 2025
A district court in New York holds that denial of a settlement motion is not final and not appealable.
New York Eastern District
June 23, 2025
Listing a lawsuit explicitly in a disclosure statement may not mean there’s a ‘close nexus’ to provide subject matter jurisdiction for an action brought in bankruptcy court after confirmation.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
May 15, 2025
The Third Circuit splits from Seventh and Tenth Circuit opinions dating from 1987 and 1990.
3rd Circuit
March 21, 2025
Some courts don’t transfer venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1412 if the claims are only ‘related to’ the bankruptcy and don’t arise in the bankruptcy case or arise under the Bankruptcy Code.
2nd Circuit, New York, New York Western District
March 19, 2025
Chicago’s Judge David Cleary called for post-confirmation arbitration of claims between the debtor and a creditor, but no arbitration for the creditor’s defenses, raising questions of bankruptcy law.
7th Circuit, Illinois, Illinois Northern District
March 12, 2025
District court upholds an ‘opt-out’ chapter 11 plan with releases for nondebtors.
8th Circuit
