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New York Southern District

Proceeds from Post-Petition Sales Aren’t to Be Turned Over to the Chapter 13 Trustee

Before confirmation, district judge says that a chapter 13 debtor is only required to turn over disposable income to a trustee, not proceeds from a post-petition sale of property.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Revlon Says: Creditors Lack Standing to Assert Claims of ‘General Interest to the Estate’

A creditor with ‘derivative’ claims based on preference or fraudulent transfer can’t convert them to ‘direct’ claims by asking for equitable relief.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Converting a Foreign ‘Rescue’ to Liquidation Doesn’t Require a New Chapter 15 Petition

If there’s an appeal, Bankruptcy Judge Garrity told the district judge all there is to know about chapter 15.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Preliminary Injunction Didn’t Render a Contract Nonexecutory

A preliminary injunction in state court didn’t invoke comity or Rooker-Feldman to bar the bankruptcy court from rejecting an executory contract.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

For the Cap on Lease Rejection Claims, Judge in the SDNY Adopts the ‘Time Approach’

Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles differed with his colleagues who in previous years had employed the ‘time approach’ in calculating a landlord’s rejection damages under Section 502(b)(6).

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Crypto Customers Don’t Own Their Deposits with Celsius Network, Judge Glenn Says

Applying ordinary contract law, New York judge rules that customers are bound by contracts they haven’t read.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

Claims Trader Criticized in New York for an Unauthorized PACER Filing

A court filing by a claims trader was stricken from the docket because it contained judges’ direct email addresses.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

For Chapter 15 Recognition, the Foreign Proceedings Must Entail Insolvency

A foreign proceeding designed only to protect company assets won’t qualify as a ‘foreign proceeding’ entitled to recognition under chapter 15.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

No Interlocutory Appeal from Madoff Rulings on Suits Against Feeder Fund Customers

Subsequent transferees of Madoff’s fraudulent transfers won’t have an interlocutory appeal from denial of their motions to dismiss.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

In Mass Tort Cases, New York Judge Permits Redactions of Creditors’ Names

One month apart, two judges in New York differed on the extent to which they permitted redactions of information about creditors, their identities and addresses.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District
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