Lawyers Beware: Fees Can’t Be Paid from PACA Trust Funds
Fifth Circuit agrees with Second Circuit on sanctity of PACA trust funds.
Varying Standards on Informal Claims Beg for Resolution in the Supreme Court
Same facts on informal proofs of claim yield different results in different circuits.
Texas Judges Disagree About Exemption for Sale Proceeds from a Homestead
Judge finds a loophole in a Fifth Circuit opinion on the homestead exemption.
Fifth Circuit Finds an Exception to General Rule on Appellate Standing
Debtors facing discharge denial have standing to appeal claim allowances.
Ruling on Texas Law, New York Judge Upsets Oil and Gas Pipelines
Protections for oil and gas pipelines undermined in Sabine Oil reorganization.
District Court Drubs Mine Workers by Allowing Sale of Coal Assets
Union needs a quickie appeal to the Eleventh Circuit to stop Walter Energy sale.
Exemptions Are Not a Moving Target the Trustee Can Shoot Down at Any Time
Judge Isgur interprets Schwab v. Reilly to benefit debtors and disadvantage trustees.
Seventh Circuit Opines on Bullard and the Concept of ‘Finality’
Did Bullard alter the notion of ‘finality’? Not in the Seventh Circuit.
Removing an Employee Benefit Plan Trustee Is Proper in District Court
Courts continue disregarding Section 704(a)(11) as grounds for jurisdiction.
Courts Split on Stripping Down Residential Mortgages in Chapter 11
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. and Third Circuit duke it out over Section 1123(b)(5).