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March 28, 2022

A lien securing a claim based on the purchase or sale of securities is subordinated, just like the claim, the Ninth Circuit BAP says.

March 25, 2022

A hybrid contract covering both goods and services is accorded priority status under Section 503(b)(9) only for the value of the goods, even if the contract primarily involved the sale of goods.

March 24, 2022

Section 157(b)(5) does not bar the bankruptcy court from trying defamation and IIED claims, Judge Thuma says, siding with Judge Bernstein.

March 17, 2022

Fifth Circuit opinion shows that disallowance of a class proof of claim may preclude individual class members from filing late claims.

March 15, 2022

A claim of the IRS can provide a 10-year lookback for avoidance actions, but the claim must have been filed.

March 14, 2022

At the risk of committing error, a district judge in New York reads a third-party release to cover only derivative claims, not direct claims that a creditor may have against a nondebtor.

March 1, 2022

Judge in New Jersey explains why chapter 11 is the best alternative for a large company to deal with mass torts.

February 11, 2022

Interest, if any, due on arrears cured under a plan derives from the loan documents and state law.

January 21, 2022

Can a state law properly decree when a debtor’s property drops out of the estate?

January 19, 2022

A district judge in Virginia holds that third-party, non-debtor releases must be approved by district judge under Stern and must comply with the strictures of Federal Rule 23.