November 12, 2024
When a trustee mistakenly seizes a nondebtor’s property, the Barton doctrine by itself doesn’t protect the trustee, but judicial immunity does.
11th Circuit
November 08, 2024
A per curiam decision from the Seventh Circuit raises the question of whether Truck Insurance overruled ‘person aggrieved’ sub silentio.
7th Circuit
November 07, 2024
A district court in Houston denied a motion to dismiss a confirmation appeal as equitably moot, although reversal might alter ownership of the reorganized debtor.
5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District
October 28, 2024
At least with regard to standing for objections to claims, Delaware’s Judge Craig Goldblatt believes that the Truck Insurance standard for chapter 11 also applies in chapter 7.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
October 15, 2024
A district judge in Indiana says that a bankruptcy court cannot have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes in the future except in the circumstances specified in Section 1334.
7th Circuit, Indiana, Indiana Northern District
October 08, 2024
Arbitration was denied over a trustee’s claim objection based on the lender’s violation of state usury laws.
9th Circuit, Montana
October 07, 2024
A post-confirmation lawsuit to generate funds to pay a chapter 13 plan establishes ‘related to’ jurisdiction for noncore claims.
3rd Circuit
