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Courts are divided on whether electricity supplied within 20 days of bankruptcy gives rise to an administrative priority claim.

Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane in New York barred a chapter 11 claims agent from selling the claims docket to a claims trader in return for a share of the fees earned by the trader.

A fight between creditors justifies granting a Subchapter V debtor more time to file a plan, Judge Lane says.

Manhattan’s Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane requires a record in the foreign proceeding showing that third-party releases are in accord with foreign law.

Claims traders are put on notice: Purchasing a claim doesn’t insulate the buyer from disallowance under Section 502(d).

Judge Sean Lane publishes an opinion to nip an improper discovery tactic in the bud.

Allegedly repudiating U.S. dollar obligations won’t preclude a finding of property in the U.S., Judge Lane rules.

Although the parties were sophisticated, New York judge finds that a liquidated damages clause was actually an unenforceable penalty.

Multiple ethical violations may occur with the use of so-called appearance counsel in consumer bankruptcies.

The Second Circuit’s Barnet opinion on Section 109(a)’s requirement of property in the U.S. is satisfied by claims located in the U.S.