2nd Circuit

Is Section 363(m) Jurisdictional or Only a Limit on the Power of an Appellate Court?

The belief that Section 363(m) is jurisdictional allowed a buyer to profit from taking a misleading position in bankruptcy court.

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Second Circuit Rides to the Rescue of a GM Lawyer Who Made a Big Mistake

A mistake by a lawyer isn’t “deliberate” and therefore can’t be a judicial admission.

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May a Bankruptcy Court Annul the Automatic Stay after Acevedo?

Bankruptcy Judge Grossman explores the extent to which the Supreme Court’s Acevedo decision bars courts from granting relief retroactively.

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New York Eastern District

Madoff Trustee Granted Another Direct Appeal to the Second Circuit

Overturning District Judge Rakoff a second time will aid the Madoff trustee’s quest to recover 100% of defrauded customers’ net equity claims.

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New York Bankruptcy Judge Declines to Follow Enron Decision by SDNY District Judge

Claims traders are put on notice: Purchasing a claim doesn’t insulate the buyer from disallowance under Section 502(d).

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Solicitor General Sides with the Madoff Trustee on Suing Foreign Subsequent Transferees

Denying ‘cert’ will aid the Madoff trustee’s quest to recover 100% of defrauded customers’ net equity claims.

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Stripping Down a Mortgage on a Mixed-Use Property Under the SBRA

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

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New York Eastern District

Critical Vendor Motion Heads for the Second Circuit

New York district court upholds a typical critical vendor order.

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Lawyer for Madoff Customer Slapped with $57,347 Discovery Sanction

Calling the Madoff trustee a liar and basing a discovery motion on facts known to be false resulted in sanctions under Rule 37(a)(5)(B).

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