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April 21, 2020

Supreme Court won’t decide until late this year or early 2021 whether the automatic stay requires creditors to turn over repossessed property without a turnover action.
An IRA is not a legal entity separate from its owner, according to Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth E. Brown of Denver

April 20, 2020

ABI Consumer Commission recommended that ‘comfort orders’ be obtained through motion practice, not adversary proceedings.

April 17, 2020

The UCC and Barnhill are in accord when it comes to ownership of funds underlying an unpaid check.

April 16, 2020

Florida judge largely agrees with a Delaware judge by holding that the increase in fees for the U.S. Trustee program is neither impermissibly retroactive nor unconstitutional, mostly speaking.

April 14, 2020

A New York court allows a chapter 11 case pending for 15 months to redesignate for treatment under the Small Business Reorganization Act.

April 13, 2020

The value of a disputed claim is proven by showing the likely validity of the claim and the likelihood of recovery, not just by establishing the possible damages.

April 09, 2020

Delaware district judge permits remand when the suit was subject to mandatory abstention.

April 08, 2020

New York district court upholds a typical critical vendor order.

April 07, 2020

Judge Brown of Denver elucidates a third exception to the Barton doctrine barring suits against court-appointed officials.