Rochellel's Daily Wire

July 19, 2016

Six Year Delay in Serving a Complaint Is Ok, GM’s Bankruptcy Judge Rules

GM case will decide applicability of ‘safe harbor’ to interest payments on debt securities.

2nd Circuit

July 19, 2016

Class Claims Not Categorically Barred in Bankruptcy, Delaware Judge Rules

Failure to notice all class members was pivotal in permitting a class proof of claim.

3rd Circuit

July 18, 2016

An Allowed Claim Doesn’t Bar an FDCPA Suit from Attacking the Same Debt

Georgia district judge confronts creditors who file claims based on stale debts.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District

July 18, 2016

Even if Tax Debts Are Not Discharged, Penalties Can Be, Judge Boroff Rules

‘Plain meaning’ permits discharge of some tax penalties.

1st Circuit, Massachusetts

July 15, 2016

Circuit Split Widens on Test for Nondischargeability from Late-Filed Tax Returns

Ninth Circuit avoids the one-day-late rule for nondischargeability of tax debts.

9th Circuit

July 15, 2016

Ninth Circuit to Rehear Case Denigrating the Status of Bankruptcy Appellate Panels

Ninth Circuit will decide en banc whether BAPs were “established” by Congress.

9th Circuit

July 15, 2016

Improperly Taking $297.72 Results in $250,000 in Punitive Damages for Stay Violation

Creditor’s unrepentant attitude escalates punitive damages from $33,700 to $250,000.

6th Circuit, Ohio, Ohio Northern District

July 14, 2016

Standards Governing Judicial Estoppel Appeals Are Debated in the D.C. Circuit

Majority in D.C. Circuit are flexible on judicial estoppel summary judgment motions.

D.C. Circuit

July 14, 2016

Delaware’s Judge Gross Differs with Second Circuit on the Safe Harbor

Judge Gross finds Judge Gerber in Lyondell more persuasive than the Second Circuit in Tribune.

3rd Circuit, Delaware

July 14, 2016

Second Circuit Drubs New GM on Successor Liability for Ignition Switch Defects

Due process failure exposes New GM to liabilities for Old GM’s conduct.

2nd Circuit