Rochelle's Daily Wire

In the Third Circuit, it’s possible to cure a payment default under a chapter 13 play beyond five years, district judge says in affirming the bankruptcy court.

A bankruptcy judge in New Jersey holds that it’s enough to file a notice of intention to assume before the automatic lease rejection deadline

District judge in Delaware says that expert testimony must establish whether standard deviation is a proper statistical test to prove the ‘ordinary course’ defense to a preference.

To defeat motions to dismiss, preference and fraudulent transfer complaints need not contain all the information to be learned in discovery, Bankruptcy Judge Craig Goldblatt says.

Declining to create a circuit split, Third Circuit Judge Thomas Ambro held that a retirement plan structured according to ERISA is excluded from estate property even if transactions by the trust violated ERISA or IRS Code regulations.

At least with regard to standing for objections to claims, Delaware’s Judge Craig Goldblatt believes that the Truck Insurance standard for chapter 11 also applies in chapter 7.

Dilatory actions by a debtor tolled statutes of limitations for a trustee’s suit against a third party.

A post-confirmation lawsuit to generate funds to pay a chapter 13 plan establishes ‘related to’ jurisdiction for noncore claims.

The Third Circuit will decide whether the broad language in the Federal Magistrate Act allows magistrate judges to issue final orders on bankruptcy appeals when the parties consent.

Nondebtor releases are valid whether the creditor votes for or against the plan, as long as notice to opt out was clear and conspicuous.