March 14, 2016
Judge finds a loophole in a Fifth Circuit opinion on the homestead exemption.
March 11, 2016
Debtors facing discharge denial have standing to appeal claim allowances.
March 10, 2016
Protections for oil and gas pipelines undermined in Sabine Oil reorganization.
Union needs a quickie appeal to the Eleventh Circuit to stop Walter Energy sale.
March 9, 2016
Judge Isgur interprets Schwab v. Reilly to benefit debtors and disadvantage trustees.
March 8, 2016
Did Bullard alter the notion of ‘finality’? Not in the Seventh Circuit.
Courts continue disregarding Section 704(a)(11) as grounds for jurisdiction.
March 7, 2016
Ninth Circuit B.A.P. and Third Circuit duke it out over Section 1123(b)(5).
March 4, 2016
On dischargeability, post-filing waivers work, but pre-filing ones don’t.
Creditor can sue when a chapter 13 trustee won’t or can’t.