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.

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.

Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein said it was ‘nonsense’ to argue that ‘a Bankruptcy Court lacks authority to permit survivor statements to be made to the Court and to the Bishop.’

In the Spirit Airlines reorganization, no creditors with an economic interest had opposed confirmation of a plan with opt-out releases for nondebtors.

District court upholds an ‘opt-out’ chapter 11 plan with releases for nondebtors.

Judge Peter Henderson declined to adopt an interpretation of Section 548 that would turn innocent retailers into recipients of fraudulent transfers when someone buys goods but turns the goods over to someone else.

New York’s Judge Philip Bentley interpreted Section 363(f)(5) to permit a sale free and clear whenever a creditor could conduct a foreclosure or a UCC sale.

The Third Circuit upheld Bankruptcy Judge Goldblatt of Delaware where the answer was self-evident but there was no controlling authority.

The Ninth Circuit didn’t completely close the door to a finding in another case that student loans for a professional degree could be business debts making the debtor eligible for Subchapter V of chapter 11.

When retention benefits the chapter 11 debtor individually but not the estate, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Bradley believes that compensation is not subject to approval under Section 330.