Bankruptcy Litigation

Mock Hearing on Plan Feasibility

Sale of a Debtor’s Claim Was Champertous and Void, Fifth Circuit Says

Selling a debtor’s claims must be structured to avoid champerty under state law.

Avoiding the “Harmless” Transfers

Aug 2025

The Case for Standing Chapter 13 Trustee Fee Retention in Pre-Confirmation Dismissals

Aug 2025

Litigation Roundup

Financing the Case: Recent Developments in DIP and Exit Financing

Receipts Required: What Flies — and What Fails — as Evidence in Chapter 11

Supreme Court Grants ‘Cert’ in a Bankruptcy Case on Rule 60(b)(4)

Coney Island is a bankruptcy case, but the question is whether there is a time limit for a Rule 60(b)(4) motion to set aside a judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendant.

In Setting Aside a Tax-Lien Foreclosure, a Hypothetical Gave Standing to the Debtor

If state law prohibits assertion of the homestead exemption in tax foreclosure and the debtor can’t take federal exemptions, does the debtor lack standing to set aside a fraudulent transfer?

There’s an Exception to the Rule that Fraudulent Transfer Recoveries Can’t Benefit Shareholders

When creditors have been paid in full, a trustee may pursue fraudulent transfers for the benefit of defrauded equity holders, Bankruptcy Judge Craig Goldblatt says.