Plan Confirmation

Fifth Circuit Holds that Equitable Mootness Doesn’t Protect Parties to the Appeal

Fifth Circuit didn’t permit plan proponents to structure a chapter 11 plan so that an appeal would be equitably moot.

Fifth Circuit Bans Uptier Financings for Violating the Principle of Ratable Treatment

The Fifth Circuit declines to adopt a securities industry guidebook for what’s a permissible financing.

It is time to amend Bankruptcy Rule 9031 to permit the appointment of special masters in bankruptcy.

Discussion of the compelling reasons why Bankruptcy Rule 9031 should be repealed or amended to allow for the appointment of special masters in bankruptcy cases and proceedings. Debtor Suggested Speakers Mark Conlan mconlan@gibbonslaw.com Gibbons P.C.

Benchnotes February 2025

Feb 2025

Eletson Results: SDNY Bankruptcy Court Issues Decision on New Value

Feb 2025

Debtor’s Appeal from Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation Held Equitably Moot

District court equates distribution to creditors in chapter 13 to substantial consummation of a chapter 11 plan.

Constitutional and Prudential Standing Survived Truck Insurance, Judge Kinsella Says

Did the notion of ‘prudential standing’ in bankruptcy cases survive Truck Insurance?