Skip to main content
Help Center
ABI Journal

Practice and Procedure

Statutory Basis Explained for Deferring Rent in Response to the Coronavirus

Section 365(d)(3) doesn’t contain a remedy for failure to pay rent on time, Judge Huennekens says.

4th Circuit
Virginia
Virginia Eastern District
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Article Tags
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Plan Confirmation
Practice and Procedure
Business Reorganization
Please note that in order to view the content for the Bankruptcy Headlines please log in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Second Circuit Rides to the Rescue of a GM Lawyer Who Made a Big Mistake

A mistake by a lawyer isn’t “deliberate” and therefore can’t be a judicial admission.

2nd Circuit

Tenth Circuit Applies Equitable Mootness to Appeals from Liquidating Chapter 11 Plans

Circuit says that some factors are more important than others when applying equitable mootness to appeals from liquidating plans.

10th Circuit
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Article Tags
Practice and Procedure
Business Reorganization
Please note that in order to view the content for the Bankruptcy Headlines please log in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

Executory Contract Was Deemed Rejected Even Though Not Scheduled as Executory

For the Eleventh Circuit, scheduling the unsecured claim resulted in automatic rejection even though the contract was not scheduled as executory.

11th Circuit

May a Bankruptcy Court Annul the Automatic Stay after Acevedo?

Bankruptcy Judge Grossman explores the extent to which the Supreme Court’s Acevedo decision bars courts from granting relief retroactively.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Eastern District

Two More Judges Rule that Chapter 11 Debtors Are Eligible for PPP Loans

Judge Thuma of Albuquerque threatens the SBA with punitive damages if the debtor is not granted a $900,000 PPP loan.

10th Circuit
New Mexico

Split Ninth Circuit Permits Extending a Statutory Deadline After It Expires

Majority on Ninth Circuit panel believe that having previously extended a deadline allowed the invocation of “excusable neglect” to extend the deadline again after it expired.

9th Circuit
Friday, May 1, 2020
Article Tags
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Practice and Procedure
Business Reorganization
Retail
Please note that in order to view the content for the Bankruptcy Headlines please log in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member
Subscribe to %1