February 23, 2021
To sell free and clear, someone with an interest in the property must receive the notice required for service of a summons and complaint. Actual notice doesn’t suffice.
7th Circuit, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Eastern District
February 18, 2021
Even though the debtor was no longer in business, a Medicaid fraud suit was not subject to the automatic stay and thus served as a deterrent to others.
5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District
February 15, 2021
Circuit Judge Sutton shied away from making a wife liable for her husband’s debts, even though the wife carried on the husband’s farming business.
6th Circuit
February 11, 2021
Confirmation appeals in two big cases are dismissed on the same day for equitable mootness.
1st Circuit
February 10, 2021
The finding of proper notice in a confirmation order satisfies the debtor’s burden of proving notice by publication to creditors with future claims, even in the absence of a trust for future creditors, Houston judge says.
5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District
February 09, 2021
The Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit both questioned the continuing validity of doctrines of prudential standing, such as ‘person aggrieved.’
6th Circuit
February 08, 2021
Fifth Circuit says that Oklahoma protected that state’s oil and gas producers while Texas didn’t.
5th Circuit
