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Tyler Applied Retroactively to Set Aside a Judgment of Tax Foreclosure

Tyler was applied retroactively because the debtor’s efforts to set aside a tax foreclosure judgment were ‘in the pipeline’ when bankruptcy began.

3rd Circuit
New Jersey

Dismissal of Second J&J Chapter 11 Filing Upheld by Return Mail in the Circuit

The ‘attenuated possibility of insolvency’ in the future does not establish ‘financial distress,’ Circuit Judge Ambro said, interpreting his own prior opinion.

3rd Circuit

Releases, a/k/a Exculpations, of Insiders Barred Under a Chapter 11 Plan

Bankruptcy Judges Wiles in New York decided that insiders were not entitled to releases under Section 503(c), but not for the reasons contained in Purdue.

3rd Circuit
New Jersey

Delaware Judge Explains How to Obtain a PI Protecting Nondebtors After Purdue

In the first decision on the topic after Purdue, Delaware’s Judge Goldblatt denied the debtor’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop a lawsuit against nondebtors.

3rd Circuit
Delaware

Delaware Judge Pegs Low Values for Crypto Tokens in FTX Bankruptcy Case

The debtor’s prebankruptcy machinations to inflate the value of tokens resulted in low claim valuations in bankruptcy.

3rd Circuit
Delaware

An ‘Admin’ Claim Isn’t Mandated for Nonpayment of Rent Before Automatic Rejection

To align with congressional intent underpinning Section 365(d)(3), Judge Gravelle gave the landlord an administrative claim for base rent due after filing and before automatic rejection.

3rd Circuit
New Jersey

Concurrent Representation of a Major Creditor/Shareholder Is/Isn’t Disqualifying

Concurrent representation of a 43% shareholder was disqualifying while representing a creditor with 79% of the debt did not disqualify.

3rd Circuit
New Jersey

Res Judicata Bars Objections to Plan Amendments that Could Have Been Raised Before

Is feasibility of a plan reviewed for abuse of discretion or clear error? The circuits are split.

3rd Circuit

Selling IP for a Stream of Unsecured Payments Is a Roadmap to Disaster, Third Circuit Says

A Third Circuit decision shows the breadth of unliquidated and contingent claims.

3rd Circuit

Can a U.S. Court Sell a Foreign Debtor’s U.S. Assets ‘Free and Clear’?

Delaware’s Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein tackled several novel questions about a U.S. court’s authority in chapter 15 to approve novel, foreign transactions and sell the foreign debtor’s property in the U.S.

3rd Circuit
Delaware
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