March 07, 2018
Jewel has now been formally rejected in New York and California. Washington, D.C. is next.
9th Circuit, California
March 05, 2018
Some justices are critical of the existing test for ruling on non-statutory insider status.
Supreme Court
February 28, 2018
An asset purchaser cannot escape liability for appropriating the benefits of a contract that was not assumed and assigned.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
February 27, 2018
Debtor must violate criminal law to justify dismissal, concurring opinion says.
9th Circuit
February 27, 2018
Intermediate transfers to financial institutions do not trigger the safe harbor.
Supreme Court
February 26, 2018
Ninth Circuit reverses its own precedent and eliminates a circuit split by favoring farmers.
9th Circuit
February 23, 2018
The Fourth Circuit and a Delaware bankruptcy judge reach opposite conclusions on motions to dismiss petitions by solvent debtors.
4th Circuit
February 22, 2018
Consumer protection claims brought by states are nondischargeable in chapter 11 only when the state has been the target of fraudulent representations.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
