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Manhattan’s Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane requires a record in the foreign proceeding showing that third-party releases are in accord with foreign law.

Bankruptcy court has power to entertain a nationwide class action asserting a discharge violation.

Due process considerations persuaded District Judge Oetken to conclude that a creditor’s claims, unknown at the time, were not barred by a settlement.

Congress may have made a mistake in drafting, but the plain language of 28 U.S.C. § 1409(b) must control, Judge Grossman says.

Long Island judge follows ‘Burt’ Lifland and rules that a secured creditor is not entitled to adequate protections for periods of time before filing a motion giving rise to adequate protection.

The record as a whole and the likelihood of further abuse justify a pre-filing injunction.

Another opinion shows that Congress wrote Section 546(e) in a manner that goes far beyond protecting the securities markets in the U.S.

By continuing to litigate for 10 years on a lost cause, prejudgment interest will ‘up’ a fraudulent transfer defendant’s liability by 40%.

New York Court of Appeals decision opens the door to state court suits against third parties who cause debtors to breach contracts with lenders.

Long Island judge finds no ambiguity in two statutes that other courts have found ambiguous when read together.