March 01, 2018

Failing to Turn Over Tax Returns Isn’t Fatal to a Chapter 7 Filing

Debtors aren’t required to turn over tax returns that don’t exist.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Northern District

February 28, 2018

Delaware Judge Nixes the Notion of Implied Assumption of Executory Contracts

An asset purchaser cannot escape liability for appropriating the benefits of a contract that was not assumed and assigned.

3rd Circuit, Delaware

February 27, 2018

Ninth Circuit BAP Backs Away from Automatic Dismissal of ‘Marijuana’ Cases

Debtor must violate criminal law to justify dismissal, concurring opinion says.

9th Circuit

February 27, 2018

Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets the Safe Harbor, Overrules the Majority of Circuits

Intermediate transfers to financial institutions do not trigger the safe harbor.

Supreme Court

February 26, 2018

En Banc, Ninth Circuit Holds: Only ‘True Sales’ of Receivables Comply with PACA

Ninth Circuit reverses its own precedent and eliminates a circuit split by favoring farmers.

9th Circuit

February 23, 2018

Solvency May or May Not Result in Dismissal

The Fourth Circuit and a Delaware bankruptcy judge reach opposite conclusions on motions to dismiss petitions by solvent debtors.

4th Circuit

February 22, 2018

Consumer Protection Claims by Governments Are Discharged in Chapter 11

Consumer protection claims brought by states are nondischargeable in chapter 11 only when the state has been the target of fraudulent representations.

3rd Circuit, Delaware

February 21, 2018

Plan Confirmation Cuts Off Adverse Claims to Ownership of Debtor’s Property

Res judicata is flexibly applied again to bankruptcy cases.

2nd Circuit, New York, New York Southern District

February 20, 2018

Arresting the Debtor During Mediation Is a Very Big No-No

How to ruin a good case: have your adversary arrested during mediation.

9th Circuit, California, California Central District

February 16, 2018

California District Judge Requires Property in the U.S. to File Chapter 15

A security retainer held by a foreign liquidator’s U.S. counsel satisfies the chapter 15 requirement of property in the U.S.

9th Circuit, California, California Northern District