July 07, 2021
A standard provision in a trust indenture meant no recovery for the indenture trustee’s attorneys.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
July 01, 2021
Closing a chapter 11 case after confirmation to avoid U.S. Trustee fees won’t be necessary if the ruling by Judge Sontchi holds up.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
June 29, 2021
Supreme Court narrows Spokeo by holding that violation of a statute won’t always give rise to standing and the right to sue for damages.
Supreme Court
June 22, 2021
Rooker-Feldman and other principles can bar rejection of a contract even if it’s ‘executory.’
10th Circuit, Utah
June 18, 2021
Eleventh Circuit splits with four other circuits by holding that the Barton doctrine doesn’t protect trustees once the bankruptcy is over.
11th Circuit
June 16, 2021
So long as there was no delay in filing the retention application, Judge Tighe identified statutory and practical reasons for allowing compensation for services rendered before entry of a retention order.
9th Circuit, California, California Central District
June 09, 2021
An administrative creditor isn’t a ‘guarantor’ of the success of the project, Delaware’s Bankruptcy Judge Goldblatt says.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
June 08, 2021
Recent Supreme Court authority supports the conclusion by Delaware’s Judge Sontchi that law from the jurisdiction of incorporation, not federal common law, determines what is or isn’t a business trust eligible for chapter 11.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
