Plan Confirmation

June 2025

In Sub V, No Compensation for a Rehearing Motion Contrary to Circuit Authority

After the court had denied contract assumption, there was no compensation for keeping assumption alive pending appeal.

Plan Confirmation Denied for Too Little Post-Confirmation Supervision by the Court

Bankruptcy Judge Littlefield insisted on supervision of post-confirmation legal fees when there was to be a ‘litany of litigation’ after confirmation.

Texas Courts Are Split on Ignoring Nonvoting Classes in Confirming a Sub V Plan

A bankruptcy judge in San Antonio disagreed with two bankruptcy judges in Houston by holding that a nonvoting class is equivalent to rejecting a plan in Subchapter V of chapter 11.

Married Immediately Before Bankruptcy, the ‘Household’ Is Two, Not One

Wife who contributed nothing toward household expenses is still counted as part of the ‘household,’ Chicago’s Judge Slade says.

Fifth Circuit Says Lessors Are ‘Known’ Creditors Entitled to Actual Notice

Circuit court upholds Bankruptcy Judge Jernigan: Notice by publication doesn’t discharge claims from a lease that rode through chapter 11 or was assumed.

Third J&J Filing Dismissed on Grounds Different from the First Two Dismissals

Houston’s Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez decided that the newest plan by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary didn’t qualify for nondebtor releases permissible in asbestos cases.

May 2025

May 2025