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Pennsylvania District Court Disagrees with the Fourth Circuit on License Assignment

Overcoming the ‘hypothetical test’ preventing license assumption under Section 365(c) doesn’t require consent to assumption if it permits assignment, two courts say in differing with the Fourth Circuit

Pennsylvania Western District

Sixth Circuit Restricts Ability to Surrender Collateral and Modify a Chapter 13 Plan

Once a chapter 13 plan is confirmed, a debtor in the Sixth Circuit may not surrender collateral and treat the deficiency as an unsecured claim.

6th Circuit
Tennessee
Tennessee Middle District

Don’t Get “Whacked” by These § 365 Lease Issues: The Necessary Tools to Bring to Your Next “Sitdown”

Bankruptcy Code
363
365
502
Topics
Executory Contracts/Leases

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Supreme Court Update

Bankruptcy Code
1183
1191
1192
523(a)(4)
523(a)(6)
523(a)(8)
Sect. 1123(a)(4)
Section 106(a)
Section 362(k)
101
103
105
109
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
1334
157
586
301
303
305
327
329
330
348
363
364
365
502
503
522
523
524
547
707
727
1102
1107
1109
1112
1123
1127
1128
1129
1141
1228
1307
1325
1326
1501
1502
1506
1507
1517
1521
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
548
Topics
Asset Sales
Automatic Stay
Claims
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Business Reorganization
International Insolvency
Small Business

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Second Circuit Updates with Bill Rochelle

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1183
1191
1192
Section 106(a)
101
103
105
106
109
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
586
303
305
327
329
330
348
363
364
365
502
503
507
523
524
547
552
707
726
727
1101
1102
1107
1109
1112
1123
1127
1128
1129
1141
1307
1325
1326
1328
1501
1502
1506
1507
1517
1521
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
548
Topics
Asset Sales
Automatic Stay
Claims
Corporate Governance
Ethics
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Preferences
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
International Insolvency
Mass Torts
Small Business

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I Declare Assumption! In Satisfaction of 11 U.S.C.’s § 365(d)(4)’s Statutory Deadlines

June 2025

Bankruptcy Code
11 U.S.C. § 365
Topic Tags
Executory Contracts/Leases
Business Reorganization
Retail

Benchnotes April 2025

April 2025

Bankruptcy Code
365
1325
Topic Tags
Executory Contracts/Leases
Plan Confirmation
Mortgage
Business Reorganization
Finance and Banking

Second Circuit Takes Sides on a Section 365(d)(5) Circuit Split

The ‘billing approach,’ not the ‘accrual approach,’ decides whether there is a priority claim for personal property and real estate leases more than 60 days after filing.

2nd Circuit

Benchnotes March 2025

March 2025

Bankruptcy Code
101
11 U.S.C. § 365
523
547
1112
Topic Tags
Executory Contracts/Leases
Preferences
Discharge/Dischargeability
Uniform Commercial Code/Article 9

Sears Landlord Wins Big Supreme Court Appeal But Has Nothing to Show for the Effort

Like she did in Purdue, District Judge Colleen McMahon correctly predicted how the higher court would rule in a big, important case.

2nd Circuit
New York
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