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

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.

New York’s Judge John Mastando saw no reason a Subchapter V plan couldn’t enjoin lawsuits against nondebtors for the life of a five-year plan.

The bankruptcy judge in Pensacola, Fla., is giving the Eleventh Circuit an opening to split with the Fourth and Fifth Circuits.

Bankruptcy Judge Laura Grandy (politely) faulted other federal courts for failing to follow the Illinois mortgage statute and decisions by the Illinois Supreme Court.

A creditor must control a class before its debt can become nondischargeable in Subchapter V.

While neither Social Security benefits nor post-petition income are estate property in Subchapter V, they must be included in an individual’s monthly operating reports, Bankruptcy Judge Jacobvitz says.

Washington, D.C.’s Judge Gunn describes the procedures to employ for approval and operation of an ‘evergreen’ retainer in chapter 11.

Long Island’s Judge Grossman warns lawyers that they may be paid nothing if they file chapter 11 cases just to delay a secured creditor, with no legitimate strategy for selling the property, refinancing or confirming a plan.

A corporate debtor with no income and no operating business could convert an involuntary chapter 7 case to Subchapter V of chapter 11.