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Bankruptcy Judge Scott Grossman adopted the analysis by Bankruptcy Judge Brian Walsh in concluding that creditors are entitled to notice of the claims bar date, not just notice of the filing.
A district court in Florida upheld Bankruptcy Judge Peter Russin in holding that substantive consolidation does not require an adversary proceeding, a summons or a complaint.
Disagreeing with two bankruptcy courts in Houston, Miami’s Judge Isicoff holds that a Sub V plan with a nonvoting class can be confirmed only as a nonconsensual plan.
Tort claims are usually unliquidated, but a contract claim is liquidated if it’s precisely determinable by agreement or operation of law, Judge Lori Vaughan says.
