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The state law standards for creation of a contract governed enforceability of a term sheet signed after mediation.

The requirement in chapter 9 to negotiate in good faith before filing is satisfied if the parties are ‘simply too far apart,’ says Bankruptcy Judge Chan.

Courts are split on whether Section 109(g)(2) mandates dismissal whenever an individual or family farmer refiles within 180 days, regardless of whether a lift-stay motion prompted dismissal of the first case.

A gaming license in Pennsylvania is a revocable ‘privilege.’

Sovereign immunity required dismissal of a suit to recover the value of a gambling license because the suit wasn’t an ancillary exercise of the bankruptcy court’s in rem jurisdiction over a res.

The right of indemnification by a bankrupt isn’t establishing ‘related to’ jurisdiction in federal court.

Money taken from a debtor’s own retirement account to pay a creditor does not qualify for the earmarking defense, Chief Judge Fehling says.

District court second-guesses the sufficiency of evidence that the bankruptcy court found sufficient.

Philadelphia judge socks the city’s parking authority for impounding a debtor’s car twice.

Term of the loan is the ‘relevant period’ for judging student loan dischargeability.