Rochelle's Daily Wire

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July 15, 2020

Courts are divided on discharging fines in a corporate chapter 11 case when the government itself was not defrauded.

June 30, 2020

A properly drafted union contract still failed to leave a company officer with a nondischargeable debt for failing to make employer contributions to a union welfare fund.

June 26, 2020

Is Taggart just a defense that can be waived, or must a debtor plead and prove ‘no objectively reasonable basis’ in a motion for contempt of discharge?

June 23, 2020

The expansive definition of a ‘financial institution’ allows fraudulent transfers to be structured so that no one will ever be held liable.

June 9, 2020

More important law from Madoff: Filing a claim waives the right to a jury trial in district court even if the claim is denied or withdrawn, district judge rules.

May 19, 2020

The belief that Section 363(m) is jurisdictional allowed a buyer to profit from taking a misleading position in bankruptcy court.

May 6, 2020

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

April 27, 2020

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

April 14, 2020

A New York court allows a chapter 11 case pending for 15 months to redesignate for treatment under the Small Business Reorganization Act.

April 8, 2020

New York district court upholds a typical critical vendor order.