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The ‘police and regulatory’ exception to the automatic stay applies when the FTC is only seeking injunctive and equitable relief, the D.C. Circuit says.

Neither a contract nor state law requiring exhaustion of administrative remedies can divest the bankruptcy court of ‘core’ jurisdiction, even after plan confirmation.

Bankruptcy Judge Gunn from D.C. sides with the majority to hold that “personal injury” does not require physical injury but may include reputational harm.

Bankruptcy Judge Gunn found the power to revoke a small business designation and proceed under ‘traditional’ chapter11 in lieu of dismissing or converting to chapter 7.

A creditor can’t elect a trustee to pick its adversary in a lawsuit, Bankruptcy Judge Gunn says.

An FDCPA suit raises the question of whether Spokeo will be applied to bankruptcy cases.

Lawyers leaving a bankrupt firm are not required to pay over profits on hourly matters they take to their new firms.

Judges Pappas and Teel permit avoidance actions for small amounts to be prosecuted in the debtors’ bankruptcy courts.

When objecting to claims, new Rule 3007(b) means debtors are not required to assert counterclaims that would be adversary proceedings.

Law v. Siegel didn’t insulate professionals from disgorging interim fee awards.