March 15, 2016
Fifth Circuit agrees with Second Circuit on sanctity of PACA trust funds.
No need for venue-shopping between Delaware and New York for undersecured creditors.
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
March 14, 2016
Same facts on informal proofs of claim yield different results in different circuits.
8th Circuit , Minnesota ,
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.